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HF 2539 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act repealing certain programs and other matters relating to higher education.

HF 2539 repeals multiple existing higher education programs and administrative requirements in Iowa. It specifically eliminates the Regent’s Minority and Women Educators Enhancement Program, the College Bound program, laboratory schools, and related reporting obligations. The bill also modifies a reporting requirement for the college student aid commission regarding program implementation. These changes remove specific state-funded initiatives and streamline administrative processes for institutions governed by the state board of regents.
Issues: ✗ EducationOpposes EducationRepeals state-funded higher education programs (Minority Educators, College Bound), eliminating funding and initiatives supporting access/diversity in higher education.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 16, 2026 Signed Apr 30, 2026
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Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · Apr 30, 2026
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The bill was formatted from a plain text list into a standard legislative document structure, including signatures and certification language. The substantive policy content, including the repeal of specific education programs and the amendment of eligibility rules, remained unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the bill's applicability did not change; only the document presentation was updated.
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The document format was converted from a line-by-line text dump to a standard bill layout with proper headers, signatures, and certification statements.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2026

How they voted

31–15
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Apr 14, 2026
D Democratic15
15 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican34
31 Yea 3
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 30, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 17.
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 16, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 12:00PM Room 315.
legislature
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Quirmbach, and Taylor.
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 66, nays 30.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.