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SENATE FILE 288 Signed by Governor

Students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community colleges

Sponsor   Senate Education Committee Effective   07/01/2025 Formerly   SF 12 Last action   Signed by Governor. S.J. 1051. — June 6, 2025 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

14 declarations filed on this bill
● 10 For ● 0 Against ● 4 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 3 related bills
SF 12 Students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community colleges.(See SF 288.)
Passed committee
HF 103 Students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community colleges
Passed subcommittee
Date Chamber Action
Feb 12, 2025 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 253.
Feb 12, 2025 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 258.
Mar 19, 2025 Senate Amendment S-3031 filed, adopted. S.J. 575.
Mar 19, 2025 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 575.
Mar 19, 2025 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 577.
Mar 19, 2025 House Message from Senate. H.J. 723.
Mar 20, 2025 House Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 753.
Mar 27, 2025 House Subcommittee: Henderson, Ehlert and Kniff McCulla. H.J. 867.
Mar 27, 2025 House Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:30AM House Lounge 2.
Apr 1, 2025 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Apr 1, 2025 House Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 884.
Apr 1, 2025 House Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 1. 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 16, 2025 House Amendment H-1238 filed. H.J. 950.
Apr 17, 2025 House Amendment H-1251 filed. H.J. 993.
Apr 21, 2025 House Amendment H-1263 filed. H.J. 1013.
Apr 22, 2025 House Point of order raised on amendment H-1251, ruled not germane. H.J. 1029.
Apr 22, 2025 House Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1251, yeas 30, nays 60. H.J. 1030.
Apr 22, 2025 House Motion to suspend rules failed. H.J. 1030.
Apr 22, 2025 House Amendment H-1263 to amendment H-1238 adopted. H.J. 1031.
Apr 22, 2025 House Amendment H-1238 adopted, as amended. H.J. 1031.
Apr 22, 2025 House Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. H.J. 1031.
Apr 22, 2025 House Immediate message. H.J. 1033.
Apr 23, 2025 Senate Message from House, with amendment S-3126. S.J. 861.
Apr 28, 2025 Senate Senate concurred with S-3126. S.J. 908.
Apr 28, 2025 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. S.J. 908.
Apr 28, 2025 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 908.
Apr 29, 2025 House Message from Senate. H.J. 1075.
May 19, 2025 Senate Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1050.
Jun 6, 2025 Senate Signed by Governor. S.J. 1051.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 19, 2025 Senate Floor Passage Passed 47 0 3 13–0 34–0 Unanimous
Apr 22, 2025 House Floor Passage Passed 92 0 7 31–0 61–0 Unanimous
Apr 22, 2025 House Rule Suspension Failed 30 60 9 30–0 0–60 Party Line
Apr 28, 2025 Senate Floor Passage Passed 49 0 1 16–0 33–0 Unanimous
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 47 to 0 · Democrats 13 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 34 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 Absent
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 Yea
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 Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
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 92 to 0 · Democrats 31 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 61 yea, 0 nay · 7 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 Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Absent
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Michael Sexton Republican Absent
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Yea
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 Absent
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 Absent
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–1251?
Failed 30 to 60 · Democrats 30 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 0 yea, 60 nay · 9 not voting
How each representative voted (99)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Nay
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Nay
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Absent
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Nay
7 Michael Sexton Republican Absent
8 Ann Meyer Republican Nay
9 Henry Stone Republican Nay
10 John Wills Republican Nay
11 Craig Williams Republican Nay
12 Steven Holt Republican Nay
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Nay
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Nay
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Nay
16 David Sieck Republican Absent
17 Devon Wood Republican Nay
18 Tom Moore Republican Nay
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Absent
20 Josh Turek Democrat Yea
21 Brooke Boden Republican Nay
22 Samantha Fett Republican Nay
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Nay
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Nay
25 Hans Wilz Republican Absent
26 Austin Harris Republican Nay
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Absent
28 David Young Republican Nay
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 Yea
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Nay
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Nay
39 Rick Olson Democrat Yea
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Nay
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Nay
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Nay
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Nay
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Nay
47 Carter Nordman Republican Nay
48 Chad Behn Republican Nay
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Nay
52 David Blom Republican Nay
53 Dean Fisher Republican Nay
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Nay
55 Shannon Latham Republican Nay
56 Mark Thompson Republican Nay
57 Pat Grassley Republican Nay
58 Charley Thomson Republican Nay
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Nay
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Nay
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Yea
63 Michael Bergan Republican Nay
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Nay
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Nay
66 Steven Bradley Republican Nay
67 Craig Johnson Republican Nay
68 Chad Ingels Republican Nay
69 Tom Determann Republican Nay
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Nay
71 Lindsay James Democrat Yea
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Nay
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Yea
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Nay
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Absent
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Nay
83 Cindy Golding Republican Nay
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Nay
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Nay
88 Helena Hayes Republican Nay
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
91 Judd Lawler Republican Nay
92 Heather Hora Republican Nay
93 Gary Mohr Republican Nay
94 Mike Vondran Republican Nay
95 Taylor Collins Republican Nay
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Absent
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Nay
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 49 to 0 · Democrats 16 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 33 yea, 0 nay · 1 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 Yea
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 Absent
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 Yea
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 Yea
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
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Date Time Type Description Location
Apr 1, 2025 8:30 AM Hearing House Education Subcommittee House Lounge 2
Apr 1, 2025 9:00 AM Hearing House Education Committee RM 102