A bill for an act relating to entities supported in whole or in part by taxation, including by modifying provisions related to the duties and responsibilities of the directors and officers of school boards, school improvement advisory committees, electronic bidding on public bonds, statewide school infrastructure funding, open enrollment, and the membership and voting units of county and city conference boards, and including applicability provisions.
HF 2705 modifies Iowa school governance rules to clarify school board procedures and access to information. It requires school boards to publish meeting details online, allows board members to review curriculum and professional development materials (but not individual teacher plans), and changes how vacancies are filled (requiring notice of potential special elections). The bill also permits superintendents to hire support staff using electronic contracts and updates school improvement committee responsibilities. These changes directly affect school boards, district administrators, and local school governance structures across Iowa.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2026
Last action Mar 10, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
95–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 99
Mar 3, 2026
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican67
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
1
Amendments
2
Mar 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee: Evans, Taylor, and Zimmer.
legislature
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0.
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8101, yeas, 36, nays 60, lost.
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8101 filed.
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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