HF2754Introduced in the House
A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to charter schools by area education agencies, charter school student participation in extracurricular activities provided by public schools, the Iowa public employees' retirement system, education savings accounts, independent accreditation, teacher training and licensure, the statewide voluntary preschool program, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, open enrollment, school tuition organizations, private instruction, and innovation zone schools; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2713, HSB 735.) Effective date: 05/12/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.
Introduced by Appropriations
What does this bill do?
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Official description
A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to charter schools by area education agencies, charter school student participation in extracurricular activities provided by public schools, the Iowa public employees' retirement system, education savings accounts, independent accreditation, teacher training and licensure, the statewide voluntary preschool program, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, open enrollment, school tuition organizations, private instruction, and innovation zone schools; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2713, HSB 735.) Effective date: 05/12/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.
Where it stands
Fiscal note.
May 26, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House votes
3 recorded votes · each counted separately
Senate votes
7 recorded votes · each counted separately
SenateStage: Shall the bill pass? · April 27, 2026
29
Yes
17
No
4
Absent or Not Voting
50 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Catelin Drey | 1 | No |
| Jeff Taylor | 2 | Yes |
| Lynn Evans | 3 | Yes |
| Tim Kraayenbrink | 4 | Yes |
| Dave Rowley | 5 | Absent |
| Jason Schultz | 6 | Yes |
| Kevin Alons | 7 | Yes |
| Mark Costello | 8 | Yes |
| Tom Shipley | 9 | Yes |
| Dan Dawson | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 807.
Fiscal note.
Amendment H-8371 filed. H.J. 921.
Amendment H-8373 to amendment H-8371, yeas 27, nays 60, filed, adopted. H.J. 926.
Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158.
Amendment H-8372 to amendment H-8371, yeas 54, nays 34, filed, adopted. H.J. 927.
Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158.
Amendment H-8371 adopted, as amended. H.J. 929.
Passed House, yeas 53, nays 34. H.J. 929.
Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158.
Immediate message. H.J. 933.
Message from House. S.J. 825.
Read first time, attached to SF 2501. S.J. 825.
Fiscal note.
Substituted for SF 2501. S.J. 887.
Deferred. S.J. 887.
Amendment S-5219 filed, lost. S.J. 891.
Amendment S-5220 filed, lost. S.J. 891.
Amendment S-5221 filed, lost. S.J. 892.
Amendment S-5222 filed, lost. S.J. 893.
Amendment S-5223 filed, lost. S.J. 893.
Amendment S-5224 filed, lost. S.J. 894.
Passed Senate, yeas 29, nays 17. S.J. 895.
Immediate message. S.J. 895.
Message from Senate. H.J. 1014.
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.
Signed by Governor. H.J. 1168.
Fiscal note.
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