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HF 2488Died when the session ended · February 24, 2026

Prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices

Sponsored by the House Higher Education Committee

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: HSB 537

Also covers HSB 537.

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Progress

  1. Introduced
    January 13, 2026
  2. Subcommittee
    February 9, 2026
  3. Committee
    February 11, 2026
  4. Passed House
    February 24, 2026 · 57–34
  5. Passed Senate
    —
  6. Signed
    —

Became HF 2488 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2488 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill prohibits a private institution of higher education, as defined in the bill, from establishing, sustaining, supporting, or staffing a diversity, equity, and inclusion office, as defined in the bill. The prohibition does not apply if otherwise provided by federal or state law or accreditation standards. The bill specifies activities that the bill shall not be construed to prohibit. The bill authorizes a person to report a private institution of higher education’s potential violation of the requirements of the bill to the attorney general, who shall provide notice of such report to the department of education and the institution within days.

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No later than days after receiving such notice, the institution is required to take one of two actions. The institution shall either correct the violation and provide documentation of the correction to the attorney general and the department or provide documentation to the attorney general and the department demonstrating that the action of the institution upon which the report was based was not a violation. If within the 30-day period the institution has not corrected the violation or provided documentation that demonstrates to the satisfaction of the attorney general that a violation did not occur, the institution shall be ineligible to participate in the Iowa tuition grant program as of the next academic year beginning thereafter. If either action is carried out by the institution by October of an academic year, eligibility shall be restored as of the next academic year beginning after such action is carried out.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

History

All 16 actions
2026 session · second year of the 91st General Assembly
March 16, 2026
Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. [].
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 24, 2026
Passed House, yeas 57, nays 34. H.J. 409. Journal
February 16, 2026
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 297. Journal
February 16, 2026
As HSB 537: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2488.
February 11, 2026
As HSB 537: Committee vote: Yeas, 7. Nays, 4. H.J. 284. Journal
February 11, 2026
As HSB 537: Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 284. Journal
February 9, 2026
As HSB 537: Subcommittee recommends passage.
January 20, 2026
As HSB 537: Subcommittee reassigned: Holt, Brown-Powers and Wheeler. H.J. 127. Journal
January 13, 2026
As HSB 537: Subcommittee: Stone, Brown-Powers and Wheeler. H.J. 72. Journal
January 13, 2026
As HSB 537: Introduced, referred to Higher Education. H.J. 67. Journal

Meetings

Votes

Committee · February 11, 20267–4

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Lobbyist declarations

For · 7Against · 11Undecided · 1

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