HF 835 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to school personnel training, including by implementing provisions related to emergency care planning, authorizations for assisting, and limitations of liability concerning students with epilepsy or seizure disorder, and requiring the department of education to convene a health care-related training for school personnel work group.

HF 835 requires schools to train personnel on emergency care for students with epilepsy or seizure disorders. It mandates specific emergency care planning, authorizes staff to assist students during seizures, and limits their liability when acting in good faith. The bill also directs the Department of Education to form a work group to develop health care training standards for school staff. These changes directly affect school personnel and students with seizure disorders across the state.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Signed May 27, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · May 27, 2025
MINOR
The bill was formatted from a House-filed version to an enrolled version with the Governor's action, adding standard legislative headers and page numbers. The substantive policy content regarding seizure action plans and training requirements for school personnel remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Added standard legislative formatting including bill title, committee information, and page numbering that were missing in the House-filed version.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2025 · House Apr 8, 2025

How they voted

480
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 49
Apr 28, 2025
D Democratic16
16 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
0
Amendments
2
May 27, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 94, nays 2.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1219 adopted.
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1219 filed.
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.