This bill prohibits Iowa public school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools from offering any program, curriculum, test, survey, questionnaire, promotion, or instruction about gender theory or sexual orientation to students in grades seven through twelve. It extends an existing ban that previously applied only to kindergarten through sixth grade to cover all middle and high school students. The law requires schools to remove such content from their human growth and development curriculum, which must instead focus on age-appropriate, research-based topics like health, safety, and disease prevention as outlined in other sections of the law. This is a direct policy change affecting school curricula in 7th-12th grades across participating schools.
SF 2180 requires food manufacturers and sellers to place a clear, conspicuous label on any packaged or wrapped food product containing FDA-approved vaccine or vaccine material as an ingredient. This applies specifically to processed human food where the vaccine material is part of the ingredients, not to the vaccine itself. Violating the labeling requirement is a simple misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and a fine of $105-$855. The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship enforces this rule and can seek court orders to stop violations. The bill aims to ensure consumers are informed about food products containing vaccine-derived ingredients.
This bill requires Iowa postsecondary schools offering health science programs (like nursing or medical training) to provide students with clinical rotation placements where they can skip certain vaccination requirements, upon request. It directly affects health science students needing clinical training and the schools they attend. Schools that fail to comply lose eligibility for Iowa tuition grants, which fund student financial aid. The law defines "clinical rotation" as supervised, credit-bearing healthcare training in facilities and updates eligibility rules for tuition grant programs.
HF 2286 replaces Iowa's social studies curriculum standards by directly adopting South Dakota's standards as the state's new requirements. It mandates specific content including U.S. government, U.S. history, and voting procedures (requiring one-half unit of government and one unit of history), while explicitly prohibiting "action civics" (defined as assignments encouraging political activism or advocacy). The bill modifies graduation requirements to include three years of social studies and removes the Iowa Department of Education's authority to set social studies content, directing schools to follow the adopted standards instead. This directly affects all Iowa public and accredited nonpublic schools, their students, and teachers implementing social studies curriculum.
HF 2285 requires all Iowa public school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to offer a junior firefighter program to students in grades 9-12. The program must teach about fire service work in a safe environment, build life skills like teamwork, and connect students with emergency responders to encourage future careers in firefighting. Schools can create the program themselves or partner with national organizations, and it may be offered as an extracurricular activity or part of career education. The bill specifies that schools will fund this requirement using existing state school foundation aid, with no new state funding needed for implementation.
HF 2291 prevents Iowa state agencies from charging members of the legislature fees when they request to examine or copy public records they are legally allowed to access under existing law. The bill amends Iowa Code section 22.3 to create a specific exception, ensuring legislators face no fees for these requests - covering all public records accessible to the public under section 22.2, excluding those protected by confidentiality rules in section 22.7. This change applies directly to Iowa legislators and state agencies managing public records. The bill does not alter the standard fee structure for non-legislative requests. It is a procedural change focused on removing financial barriers for legislative oversight.
This bill (HF 2290) changes Iowa's law governing township trustee boards. Currently, townships with a taxable property valuation of $250 million or more must have five trustees, while others have three. The bill eliminates this distinction, requiring all townships to have exactly three trustee members regardless of their property valuation. This change applies uniformly to every township board across Iowa, simplifying the structure without altering other duties like fence viewing or meeting requirements.
This bill requires Iowa wastewater treatment plants to test sewage sludge for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) before applying it to farmland. If PFAS is detected, the plant must notify the landowner in writing, who can then refuse the sludge without legal consequences. The law directly affects wastewater treatment facilities and landowners using sludge for agricultural purposes. It creates a mandatory testing step and notification process to address potential PFAS contamination in soil.
HF 2058 requires Iowa's Supreme Court to revise criminal procedure rules so that subpoenas for law enforcement officers to testify must include specific details: arrest time/date, citation number, case number, defendant's name, charges, and trial location/time. It also mandates that officers receive at least 30 days' notice before trial. This directly affects law enforcement officers who receive such subpoenas by providing clearer information and more preparation time. The revised rules must be submitted for review by October 14, 2026. The bill focuses on procedural transparency in criminal court proceedings.
This bill requires Iowa's public universities (regents institutions) to freeze tuition for in-state undergraduate students after their first year of enrollment, starting with students beginning in 2027 or later. It applies only to the first three consecutive academic years following a student's initial enrollment, including students with transfer credits who can complete degrees faster. The freeze does not apply to any years beyond those three, and it specifically covers tuition charged in the student's initial year of enrollment. This policy directly affects Iowa resident undergraduate students at public universities, aiming to stabilize costs during their early academic years.
SF 2118 allows high school students (grades 9-12) in Iowa to participate in non-school-sponsored athletic events - including those involving college students - as "unattached competitors," meaning they cannot represent their school or wear school uniforms. The bill prohibits schools from providing any coaching, transportation, or financial support for students competing in these events. It directly affects students seeking to join outside athletic opportunities and schools that must cease supporting such participation. The law defines clear rules for student eligibility and school conduct in non-school athletic contexts.
SSB 3092 establishes Iowa’s first statewide community solar program, allowing residents and businesses to subscribe to shared solar projects and receive bill credits for the electricity generated. It directly affects subscribers (customers who pay for solar subscriptions), community solar facility owners (including for-profit entities), and electric utilities, which must provide bill credits and integrate these facilities. Key provisions include setting size limits (5 MW max, 20 MW on brownfield sites), requiring at least 3 subscribers per facility, mandating that 60% of capacity comes from small subscriptions (≤40 kW), and capping statewide capacity at 250 MW until a new rate methodology is adopted. The bill also ensures community solar doesn’t duplicate utility infrastructure and requires utilities to apply bill credits to future bills without minimum payment restrictions after rate adoption.
