SF 369 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act requiring students to pass the United States citizenship and immigration services naturalization civics test as a condition of high school graduation and high school equivalency diplomas.

SF 369 requires students to pass the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services naturalization civics test to earn a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma. This law directly affects all high school students in the state and those pursuing equivalent credentials. The key provision mandates passing this specific civics test, which covers U.S. history, government, and civic principles, as a graduation requirement. The bill was signed into law by the Governor on May 27, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Signed May 27, 2025
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The bill text was reprinted from its final enrolled version to a marked-up version showing the Governor's approval. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, as the marked-up version is a formal record of the Governor's signature and transmission to the Secretary of State.
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The document format changed from a plain text legislative bill to a marked-up version containing the Governor's signature, date, and transmission letter to the Secretary of State.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Apr 17, 2025

How they voted

377
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Apr 14, 2025
D Democratic16
7 Yea 7 Nay 2
43% Nay
R Republican33
30 Yea 3
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Amendments
9
May 27, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 60, nays 33.
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1241, yeas 28, nays 64, lost.
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1228, yeas 30, nays 62, lost, as amended.
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1254 to amendment H-1228 filed, adopted.
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1239, yeas 30, nays 61.
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Point of order raised on amendment H-1239, ruled not germane.
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Introduced
Amendments H-1239 and H-1241 filed.
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Introduced
Amendments H-1228 and H-1231 filed.
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 38, nays 7.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3096 filed, adopted.
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3099 filed, lost.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.