Bills › 91st General Assembly
HF 2488Died when the session ended · March 16, 2026
Prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices
Same legislation: HSB 537
Progress
- IntroducedFebruary 16, 2026
- SubcommitteeMarch 16, 2026
- Committee—
- Passed HouseFebruary 24, 2026 · 57–34
- Passed Senate—
- Signed—
Died at end of session The General Assembly adjourned for good on May 3, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
History
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
March 16, 2026
Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. [].
March 11, 2026
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 12:30PM Senate Lounge.
March 4, 2026
Subcommittee: Pike, Quirmbach, and Taylor. S.J. 477. Journal
February 25, 2026
Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 396. Journal
February 25, 2026
Message from House. S.J. 396. Journal
February 24, 2026
Immediate message. H.J. 412. Journal
February 24, 2026
Passed House, yeas 57, nays 34. H.J. 409. Journal
February 16, 2026
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 297. Journal
Meetings
- Monday, March 16 · 12:30 PMEducation subcommittee · Senate LoungeOfficial meeting page
- Wednesday, February 11 · 2:30 PMHigher Education committee · RM 19Official meeting page
- Monday, February 9 · 4:00 PMHigher Education subcommittee · RM 102Official meeting page
Votes
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Lobbyist declarations
For · 7Against · 11Undecided · 1
- AFSCME Council 61Against
- Episcopal Diocese of IowaAgainst
- Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action FundAgainst
- Iowa Atheists and FreethinkersAgainst
- Iowa Conference of the United Methodist ChurchAgainst
- Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory CouncilAgainst
- Iowa Safe SchoolsAgainst
- League of Women Voters of IowaAgainst
- NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-NebraskaAgainst
- One IowaAgainst
- One Iowa ActionAgainst
- Do No Harm ActionFor
- Iowa Baptists For Biblical ValuesFor
- Iowa Faith and Freedom CoalitionFor
- Iowans for FreedomFor
- Kairos NexusFor
- Rick PhillipsFor
- VALOR IowaFor
- Iowa Association of Independent Colleges and UniversitiesUndecided
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