HSB 47 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to school safety by requiring the creation of threat assessment teams and authorizing information sharing between certain governmental agencies.

HB 47 requires all Iowa school districts, nonpublic schools, charter schools (under chapters 256E/256F), and certain agencies (like law enforcement, mental health providers, and juvenile justice) to create multidisciplinary threat assessment teams for K-12 students. These teams must assess and intervene when students exhibit behavior posing a threat to school safety, and they can share relevant information with other covered entities to ensure student safety or access to services. The bill also provides legal immunity for good-faith reports about credible threats of serious harm. It directly affects schools, mental health services, and law enforcement agencies working with students at risk of emotional disturbance or safety threats.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Jan 30, 2025
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Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jan 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 163.
legislature
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 6. Excused, 1.
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Jan 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 22, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2025 12:00PM RM 304.1.
legislature
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Stone, Behn and Kurth.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Education.
lower
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