SF 2060 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to eligibility standards for certain education programs and tax provisions based on religious or sectarian use or purpose, and including retroactive applicability provisions.

This bill modifies Iowa's education and tax laws to ensure public funding for educational programs excludes religious instruction. It defines "property" to exclude facilities used for sectarian teaching, worship, or religious training, and requires courses for high school students taking college credit to be nonsectarian. School districts must verify comparable nonreligious courses aren't available before allowing students to enroll in eligible college courses at community colleges. Textbook funding for nonpublic schools must be for nonreligious materials, and districts must annually approve courses for academic rigor. The bill affects public school districts, community colleges, and accredited nonpublic schools in Iowa.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Last action Feb 9, 2026
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Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
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Feb 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2231.
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
legislature
Jan 26, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 11:30AM Room G15.
legislature
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Rozenboom, and Trone Garriott.
upper
Jan 15, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Education.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Amy Sinclair
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