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HF 782 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours and school safety plans, and including effective date provisions.

This bill requires Iowa school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies by July 1, 2025, that restrict student use of personal electronic devices during classroom instructional time. The Department of Education will develop model policies for schools to consider. These policies must identify methods for parents to communicate with students during school hours and emergencies, establish disciplinary actions for violations, and outline secure storage protocols for devices. They must also include provisions allowing students to maintain access to devices for legitimate physical or mental health reasons, or as required by an individualized education program (IEP) or 504 plan. Additionally, school districts are mandated to revise their emergency operations plans by July 1, 2025, to align with these new policies on electronic device use.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill aims to improve school safety and establish clear policies for electronic device use, supporting educational environment and student management.85% confidence ✗ TechnologyOpposes TechnologyBill restricts student use of personal electronic devices during instructional time, limiting access to technology in schools.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Signed Apr 30, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · Apr 30, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line spaced format to a standard paragraph layout, but the substantive policy content, requirements, and dates remain unchanged. No new provisions were added or removed; the formatting differences are purely cosmetic and do not affect the bill's legal effect.
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The document layout was converted from a vertical line-by-line format to a standard paragraph format, improving readability without altering any policy content.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 24, 2025 · House Mar 18, 2025

How they voted

50–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 51
Mar 24, 2025
D Democratic16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican35
35 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
5
Committee
0
Amendments
5
Apr 30, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 92, nays 4.
lower
Apr 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment H-1159.
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Senate amendment H-1159 filed.
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0.
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3046 filed, lost.
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3042 filed, adopted.
upper
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 88, nays 9.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1103, yeas 32, nays 65, lost.
lower
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1103 filed.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.