HSB 714 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades one through twelve and the educational programs provided by the institutions of higher education under the control of the state board of regents, and requiring education related to the holocaust for students and teachers in school districts.

This bill modifies Iowa's social studies curriculum for grades 1-12 and requires Holocaust education for students and teachers in public school districts. It mandates specific historical documents (like the Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers, and Emancipation Proclamation) be studied in grades 5-6 and throughout social studies, emphasizes "admirable Americans" (including Lincoln and Douglass), and requires instruction on U.S. founding principles, free enterprise economics, and Iowa history. The bill also adds Holocaust education as a required component for both students and teachers. These changes directly affect all public school students and educators in Iowa's K-12 system.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 10, 2026 Last action Feb 16, 2026
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Total actions
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Committee
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Feb 16, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2510.
legislature
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 9.
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 11, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 8:30AM RM 19.
legislature
Feb 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Boden, Kurth and Stone.
lower
Feb 10, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Education.
lower
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