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SF 2474 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa dyslexia board and requiring the department of education to prepare a report related to cardiac emergency response plans and automated external defibrillators.

This bill requires the Iowa Department of Education to create and submit a report on cardiac emergency preparedness in schools. The report will detail how many schools have implemented cardiac emergency response plans and list the number and locations of automated external defibrillators at each school. The department must complete this report and send it to the General Assembly by January 15, 2027. The legislation applies to all public school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools in the state.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationBill improves school safety infrastructure by requiring cardiac emergency response plans and defibrillator tracking, enhancing student health protection.85% confidence ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill improves cardiac emergency preparedness in schools by requiring AED tracking and response plans, enhancing student health safety.75% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 24, 2026 Signed Jun 1, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 2 edits · May 11, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a vertical, line-by-line layout to a standard paragraph format for readability. A minor typographical error in the repeal date was corrected from '2027 2032' to '2027'. No substantive policy changes, new requirements, or scope adjustments were made.
TECHNICAL

The entire document layout was converted from a vertical list of words to standard paragraph text for clarity.

A stray number ('2032') appearing after the repeal date of July 1, 2027, was removed to correct a likely formatting error.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2026

How they voted

44–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Apr 1, 2026
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican34
30 Yea 4
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
4
Jun 1, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 0.
upper
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-5240.
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-5240.
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 85, nays 0.
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8402 adopted, as amended.
lower
Apr 30, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8441 to amendment H-8402 filed, adopted.
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8402 filed.
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas 21, Nays 0, Excused 4.
lower
Apr 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Apr 14, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Apr 13, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/14/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.
legislature
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Weldon, Johnson, R. and Stone.
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0.
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Mar 24, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.