SF 278 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of education to provide technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations related to robotics and authorizing high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics.

SF 278 requires the state Department of Education to provide technical assistance to school districts seeking to establish robotics-focused career and technical student organizations (CTSOs). It also authorizes high school athletic associations to sponsor interscholastic robotics competitions. The bill directly affects public high schools, students participating in robotics programs, and school administrators managing career and technical education. Key provisions create a structured pathway for schools to develop robotics clubs and integrate them into existing athletic or career-focused competition frameworks.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed May 27, 2025
Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons

What changed between versions

Enrolled Enrolled with Governor's Action · 3 edits · May 27, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line legislative markup format into a standard bill document format with page numbers and line numbers. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, including requirements for the Department of Education to provide technical assistance for robotics-related career and technical student organizations and authorization for high school athletic organizations to sponsor robotics competitions.
TECHNICAL

Formatting changed from individual line markup to standard bill document with page headers, line numbers, and explanatory notes added.

Removed individual line-by-line markup symbols and spacing used in the enrolled version.

Added standard bill formatting elements including page numbers, line numbers, and an explanatory section describing the bill's purpose.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 18, 2025 · House Mar 4, 2025

How they voted

470
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Feb 18, 2025
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican34
33 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
13
Key actions
4
Committee
1
May 27, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0.
lower
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0.
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.