Legislation / SF 277

SENATE FILE 277 Signed by Governor

Modifying provisions related to compulsory education, truancy, and chronic absenteeism

Sponsor   Senate Education Committee Effective   07/01/2025 Formerly   SSB 1077 Last action   Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 942. — May 6, 2025 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

24 declarations filed on this bill
● 7 For ● 0 Against ● 17 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
SSB 1077 Modifying provisions related to compulsory education, truancy, and chronic absenteeism.(See SF 277.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Feb 12, 2025 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 251.
Feb 12, 2025 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 257.
Mar 10, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3019 filed, lost. S.J. 447.
Mar 10, 2025 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 448.
Mar 10, 2025 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 448.
Mar 10, 2025 House Message from Senate. H.J. 589.
Mar 11, 2025 House Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 594.
Mar 20, 2025 House Subcommittee: Hayes, Ehlert and Gehlbach. H.J. 767.
Mar 24, 2025 House Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2025 8:30AM House Lounge.
Mar 25, 2025 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Apr 1, 2025 House Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 884.
Apr 1, 2025 House Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 2. H.J. 884.
Apr 2, 2025 House Placed on calendar. H.J. 884.
Apr 10, 2025 House Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 928.
Apr 17, 2025 House Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. H.J. 962.
Apr 24, 2025 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1070.
Apr 17, 2025 House Immediate message. H.J. 985.
Apr 21, 2025 Senate Message from House. S.J. 830.
May 6, 2025 Senate Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 942.
May 6, 2025 Senate Signed by Governor. S.J. 943.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 10, 2025 Senate Amendment Failed 14 33 3 14–0 0–33 Party Line
Mar 10, 2025 Senate Floor Passage Passed 47 0 3 14–0 33–0 Unanimous
Apr 17, 2025 House Floor Passage Passed 93 0 6 30–0 63–0 Unanimous
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall amendment S–3019 be adopted?
Failed 14 to 33 · Democrats 14 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 0 yea, 33 nay · 3 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Rocky De Witt Republican Nay
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Nay
3 Lynn Evans Republican Nay
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Nay
5 Dave Rowley Republican Nay
6 Jason Schultz Republican Nay
7 Kevin Alons Republican Nay
8 Mark Costello Republican Nay
9 Tom Shipley Republican Nay
10 Dan Dawson Republican Nay
11 Julian Garrett Republican Nay
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Nay
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Nay
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Claire Celsi Democrat Absent
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Nay
20 Mike Pike Republican Nay
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Nay
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Nay
24 Jesse Green Republican Nay
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Nay
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Nay
28 Dennis Guth Republican Nay
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Nay
30 Doug Campbell Republican Nay
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Nay
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Absent
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Nay
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Nay
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Absent
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Nay
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Nay
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Nay
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Nay
47 Scott Webster Republican Nay
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Nay
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Nay
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 47 to 0 · Democrats 14 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 33 yea, 0 nay · 3 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Rocky De Witt Republican Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Yea
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Yea
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Claire Celsi Democrat Absent
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Absent
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Absent
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 93 to 0 · Democrats 30 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 63 yea, 0 nay · 6 not voting
How each representative voted (99)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Absent
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Yea
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Michael Sexton Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Absent
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Absent
20 Josh Turek Democrat Absent
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Yea
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Absent
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Yea
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Absent
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Yea
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Yea
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Yea
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Yea
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
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Date Time Type Description Location
Mar 25, 2025 8:30 AM Hearing House Education Subcommittee House Lounge
Apr 1, 2025 9:00 AM Hearing House Education Committee RM 102