A bill for an act relating to video recording systems in special education classrooms.
HF 2218 requires Iowa school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to install video recording systems in every special education classroom. The bill mandates that these systems and all recordings comply with privacy laws like FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act). School districts must fund this requirement using existing state school foundation aid, without needing new state funding. The law directly affects all public schools operating special education classrooms in Iowa.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2026
Last action Feb 23, 2026
Floor votes
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No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 23, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2681.
legislature
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 9.
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 12:00PM House Lounge.
legislature
Feb 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Boden, Larson and Matson.
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Education.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Brooke Boden
RRepublican
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