A bill for an act relating to selection committees for presidents of regents institutions.
This bill requires Iowa's state university boards to use a presidential selection committee when choosing new presidents. Only board members can serve as voting members on the committee, which must recommend the most qualified candidates to the board. The board may only select a president from the committee's recommended candidates. Candidate identities remain confidential under open records law unless a written agreement with the candidate specifies otherwise.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026
Last action Jan 30, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Jan 30, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2245.
legislature
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 6. Nays, 4. Excused, 1.
lower
Jan 28, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Jan 15, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 14, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/15/2026 12:00PM RM 19.
legislature
Jan 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Collins, Matson and Shipley.
lower
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Higher Education.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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