SF 2299 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program.

This bill requires students (or their parents/guardians if minors) to reimburse school districts for community college courses taken through concurrent enrollment programs if the student fails the course. Specifically, if a student fails a class offered by a community college or taught by its instructor, the school district can request payment equal to the amount it paid the college for that specific course. The policy applies to high school students enrolled in Iowa's district-to-community college sharing program, which allows them to earn college credits while in high school. This change modifies existing rules under Code section 261E.8 to shift the financial responsibility for failed courses back to the student or family.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Vetoed
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Vetoed Jun 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · May 5, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line vertical layout to a standard horizontal paragraph format, improving readability without altering the legal content. The substantive policy regarding tuition reimbursement for failed or withdrawn students remains exactly the same.
Scope change
No change in scope; the bill applies to the same students and situations under the same conditions.
TECHNICAL

Converted the text from a vertical, word-by-word layout to a standard horizontal paragraph format for better readability.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

3314
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic15
1 Yea 14 Nay
93% Nay
R Republican34
32 Yea 2
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Jun 2, 2026
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 12.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-5180.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-5180.
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 62, nays 31.
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8351 adopted.
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8351 filed.
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee Vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 5. Excused, 4.
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 8:15AM RM 19.
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Stone, Henderson and Kurth.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 16.
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.