Mar 28, 2025

This Week at the Statehouse

Every year, new legislation is introduced that may significantly impact the Iowa Board of Regents System, either directly or indirectly. On average, the Board of Regents registers a position on more than 300 bills annually. Because of this, the Iowa Board of Regents authorized the creation of the new Regent Legislative Committee at their meeting on February 27th. The committee will hold weekly meetings on Fridays at 10 am that are open for the public to watch online. To watch the weekly meetings, please visit the Iowa Board of Regents website. 

The second funnel is next week, meaning House bills need to make it out of a Senate committee and Senate bills need to make it out of House committees in order to remain eligible for debate. The exceptions to the funnel deadlines are bills in Ways and Means or Appropriations. At the University of Northern Iowa, we have been closely monitoring legislation that may affect our students, faculty, and campus priorities. We have been committed to collaborating with lawmakers to ensure UNI’s voice is heard and to advocate for initiatives that support our mission and the future of Iowa’s workforce. For the list of bills the Board of Regents is monitoring as of March 28 that are still eligible for consideration post-first funnel, please see below. The list will be updated next week following second funnel to remove bills that did not make it out of committee. 

BillDescription Originating Committee NotesStatus
HF 175An Act relating to in-state residency for purposes of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees at regents institutions and community colleges for certain military personnel and family members.Veterans AffairsPreviously HSB 6Passed the House, Passed Senate Subcommittee
HF 203An Act creating a Caitlin Clark and Lisa Bluder monument tax credit and fund available against the individual and corporate income taxes, the franchise tax, the insurance premiums tax, and the moneys and credits tax.Ways and Means No Action
HF 259An Act relating to public notice requirements for meetings of a governmental body.State Government Previously HSB 75Attached to SF 388
HF 269An Act prohibiting certain requirements for students and faculty at regents institutions relating to diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory and including applicability provisions.Higher EducationPreviously HSB 53Passed the House, Awaiting Senate Action
HF 270An Act requiring regents institutions to make certain course syllabus information available to the public online and including effective date provisions.Higher EducationPreviously HSB 55On House Calendar 
HF 271An Act establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program and making appropriations.EducationPreviously HF 97In House Appropriations
HF 295An Act relating to accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions, prohibiting adverse action by accrediting agencies against certain postsecondary educational institutions for compliance with state law, providing remedies, and including effective date provisions.Higher EducationPreviously HSB 57Passed the House, Awaiting Senate Action
HF 296An Act providing for public availability of certain financial information of regents institutions and including effective date provisions.Higher EducationPreviously HSB 59On House Calendar 
HF 299An Act relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions.Health and Human ServicesPreviously HF 34Attached to SF 6
HF 301An Act requiring the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics to give priority to certain Iowa residents in awarding certain residencies and fellowships and to include rural rotations in certain residencies and fellowships.Health and Human ServicesPreviously HF 147On House Calendar 
HF 310An Act relating to assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations including a health care provider, and making penalties applicable.Health and Human ServicesPreviously HSB 9Passed the House, Passed Senate Subcommittee
HF 379An Act relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, and certain medical residency and fellowship position applicants.Health and Human ServicesPreviously HF 12On House Calendar 
HF 386An Act providing for a study of transitioning certain medical schools in Iowa from four-year programs to three-year programs.Health and Human ServicesPreviously HF 146Passed the House, Passed Senate Subcommittee
HF 400An Act relating to public records requests.State Government Previously HSB 76On House Calendar 
HF 401An Act providing for general education requirements for undergraduate students at regents institutions and including applicability provisions.Higher EducationPreviously HSB 63Passed the House, Awaiting Senate Action
HF 402An Act establishing completion of a course on American history and civil government as a requirement for the completion of a baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education.Higher EducationPreviously HSB 56On House Calendar 
HF 420An Act providing for a review by the state board of regents of academic programs offered at regents institutions.Higher EducationPreviously HSB 50On House Calendar 
HF 437An Act establishing a center for intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa.Higher EducationPreviously HSB 52Attached to SF 519
HF 440An Act relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions.Higher EducationPreviously HSB 51Passed the House, Passed Senate Subcommittee
HF 472An Act creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, and including applicability provisions.JudiciaryPreviously HSB 116Attached to SF 47
HF 516An Act relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for admission to the university of Iowa’s colleges of medicine and dentistry, and hospitals and clinics.Health and Human ServicesPreviously HF 137Passed the House, Passed Senate Subcommittee
HF 571An Act relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties.JudiciaryPreviously HSB 139Attached to SF 220
HF 575An Act requiring reporting by regents institutions of funding from certain foreign sources and including effective date provisions.Higher EducationPreviously HSB 54On House Calendar 
HF 576An Act providing penalties for certain nonimmigrant visa holders attending or employed by certain institutions of higher education who express support for certain terrorist activities or organizations and including effective date provisions.Higher EducationPreviously HF 115On House Calendar 
HF 577An Act providing for a waiver of undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees and a stipend at regents institutions for Iowa residents who receive the maximum score on certain standardized tests.Higher EducationPreviously HF 154On House Calendar 
HF 584An Act relating to the opioid settlement fund, establishing the opioid epidemic response advisory council, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.Appropriations No Action
HF 648An Act relating to a licensed sedation provider host permit for a dentist.Health and Human ServicesPreviously HF 339Passed the House, Passed Senate Subcommittee
HF 694An Act relating to the display of flags on and in public buildings, grounds, and vehicles, and providing penalties.Ways and Means No Action
HF 701An Act relating to a review of anti-obesity medications by the department of health and human services for purposes of the medical assistance program.Health and Human ServicesPreviously HSB 209On House Calendar 
HF 703An Act concerning information regarding certain state and federal student loan programs.Higher EducationPreviously HSB 152Passed the House, Passed Senate Subcommittee
HF 706An Act relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.State Government Previously HF 416Passed the House, Awaiting Senate Action
HF 768An Act relating to the filing of complaints with the Iowa public information board.State Government Previously HSB 77On House Calendar 
HF 784An Act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to mathematics instruction, practitioner preparation programs, and the duties of the director of the department of education, and including effective date provisions.EducationPreviously HSB 137Attached to SF 450
HF 787An Act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.EducationPreviously HSB 147Attached to SF 442
HF 806An Act relating to peer review committees and organ procurement organizations.Health and Human ServicesPreviously HSB 121Passed the House, Awaiting Senate Action
HF 807An Act creating the compassion and care for medically challenging pregnancies Act.Health and Human ServicesPreviously HF 589Passed the House, Awaiting Senate Action
HF 833An Act relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations for youth involved in involuntary commitment, juvenile delinquency, child in need of assistance, and family in need of assistance proceedings; the licensing and certification of certain residential facilities; the provision of home and community-based services and habilitation services to certain youth by residential programs; administration and supervision of juvenile court services; and the suspension of Hawki eligibility for inmates of public institutions.Health and Human ServicesPreviously HSB 153In House Ways and Means
HF 834An Act relating to energy systems by modifying electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility ratemaking principles, creating tariffs for public utility innovation programs, implementing land restoration standards, including right of first refusal, modifying the energy infrastructure revolving loan program, and creating regulations for anaerobic digester systems, making appropriations, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.CommercePreviously HSB 123In House Ways and Means
HF 853An Act relating to interpretation of law in administrative and judicial proceedings under the Iowa administrative procedure Act.JudiciaryPreviously HF 36On House Calendar 
HF 856An Act prohibiting public entities and private educational institutions from engaging in certain activities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion, creating a private cause
 of action, and including effective date provisions.		EducationPreviously HSB 155Passed the House, Awaiting Senate Action
HF 868An Act providing for a study of establishing an institution of higher education governed by the state board of regents in Pottawattamie county or a contiguous county.EducationPreviously HSB 277On House Calendar 
HF 869An Act providing for the conduct of licensed veterinarians when involved in certain legal matters involving the alleged mistreatment of animals, including by providing for immunity from administrative, civil, or criminal liability when acting in good faith; providing for administrative, civil, or criminal liability when not acting in good faith; and making penalties applicable.State Government Previously HSB 245Passed the House, Awaiting Senate Action
HF 889An Act relating to government employee paid leave.State Government Previously HSB 78Passed the House, Awaiting Senate Action
HF 891An Act relating to obscenity, including the exposure of a minor to an obscene performance and admittance of a minor to a premises with obscene performances, establishing a private civil cause of action, and providing penalties.EducationPreviously HSB 158On House Calendar 
HF 902An Act concerning the display of the national league of families POW/MIA flag.Veterans AffairsPreviously HSB 244On House Calendar 
HF 912An Act relating to state services and benefits provided to veterans, including state grants, public assistance programs, business fee waivers, substance use disorder programs, mental health and disability services, undergraduate tuition and fees, disabled veteran tax credits, department of natural resources’ licenses and fees, permit to carry weapons fees, vehicle registration fees, and driver’s licenses, making penalties applicable, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.Veterans AffairsPreviously HF 469In House Appropriations
HF 913An Act providing for the continuation of health insurance in certain circumstances for the surviving spouse and each surviving child of employees of the state of Iowa and including retroactive applicability provisions.State Government Previously HSB 112In House Appropriations
HF 921An Act relating to administrative investigations under the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, civil service disciplinary hearings and appeals, and communications in professional confidence, and including effective date provisions.Public SafetyPreviously HSB 201On House Calendar 
HF 952An Act relating to state grounds and contracts, including by providing for required and prohibited contract terms and regulating events on the capitol complex, and including applicability provisions.State Government Previously HSB 71On House Calendar 
HF 955An Act relating to government ethics of employees of a state agency, and making penalties applicable.State Government Previously HF 366On House Calendar 
HF 967An Act relating to benefits and contributions for members of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system who are employed in a protection occupation.State Government Previously HSB 265In House Ways and Means
HF 969An Act concerning benefits associated with cancer diagnoses of members of certain public retirement systems.State Government Previously HSB 266Passed the House, Awaiting Senate Action
HF 972An Act relating to health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the elimination of several health care-related award, grant, residency, and fellowship programs; establishment of a health care professional incentive program; Medicaid graduate medical education; the health facilities council; and the Iowa health information network, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.Health and Human ServicesPreviously HF 754Passed the House, Awaiting Senate Action
HSB 225An Act providing for regulation of certain noncoal mine sites, including the reclamation of land above active underground mine sites disturbed by the formation of sinkholes, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.Ways and Means In House Ways and Means
HSB 313An Act relating to local government property taxes, financial authority, and budgets, modifying appropriations, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.Ways and Means In House Ways and Means
SF 6An Act relating to the provision of information relating to immunization exemptions.Health and Human Services Attached to HF 299
SF 47An Act creating a special motion for expedited relief in actions involving the exercise of the right of freedom of speech and of the press, the right to assemble and petition, and the right of association, and including applicability provisions.Judiciary Attached to HF 472
SF 180An Act relating to the right to refuse certain medical services for reasons of conscience.Judiciary Passed the Senate, Awaiting House Action
SF 220An Act relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties.Judiciary Attached to HF 571
SF 233An Act relating to the right to try Act.Health and Human ServicesPreviously SF 56Passed the Senate, Amended by House and sent back to Senate 
SF 283An Act establishing the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program and making appropriations.EducationPreviously SF 14In Senate Appropriations
SF 288An Act relating to students who are pregnant or who recently gave birth who attend state institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents and community colleges.EducationPreviously SF 12Passed the Senate, Awaiting House Action
SF 297An Act relating to contracts entered into by state agencies and including applicability provisions.State Government Previously SSB 1090On Senate Calendar
SF 315An Act relating to pharmacy benefits manager reverse auctions and group insurance for public employees and including effective date provisions.Health and Human ServicesPreviously SSB 1017Passed the Senate, Passed House Subcommittee
SF 319An Act relating to certain cost controls for health care services.Health and Human ServicesPreviously SSB 1029Passed the Senate, Passed House Subcommittee
SF 386An Act relating to the filing of complaints with the Iowa public information board.State Government Previously SSB 1085On Senate Calendar
SF 388An Act relating to public notice requirements for meetings of a governmental body.State Government Previously SSB 1087Attached to HF 259
SF 389An Act relating to public records requests.State Government Previously SSB 1086On Senate Calendar
SF 397An Act relating to assaults, including assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and inmate assaults on department of corrections employees, and providing penalties.JudiciaryPreviously SSB 1058Passed Both Chambers
SF 442An Act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.EducationPreviously SSB 1100Attached to HF 787
SF 450An Act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to mathematics instruction, practitioner preparation programs, and the duties of the director of the department of education, and including effective date provisions.EducationPreviously SSB 1092Attached to HF 784
SF 469An Act creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery.Health and Human ServicesPreviously SSB 1121Passed the Senate, Passed House Subcommittee
SF 472An Act relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions.Workforce Previously SSB 1172Passed the Senate, Awaiting House Action
SF 474An Act relating to services and support for youth, including treatment, physical assessments, and behavioral health evaluations for youth involved in involuntary commitment, juvenile delinquency, child in need of assistance, and family in need of assistance proceedings; the licensing and certification of certain residential facilities; the provision of home and community-based services and habilitation services to certain youth by residential programs; administration and supervision of juvenile court services; and the suspension of Hawki eligibility for inmates of public institutions.Health and Human ServicesPreviously SSB 1120On Senate Calendar 
SF 475An Act imposing a tax on certain products containing nicotine or nonnicotine substances, creating the Iowa cancer research fund, and including effective date provisions.Health and Human ServicesPreviously SSB 1137In Senate Ways and Means
SF 487An Act relating to employer recordkeeping and auditing requirements for purposes of unemployment insurance and including applicability provisions.Workforce Previously SSB 1165On Senate Calendar
SF 491An Act prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over farm property, and making penalties applicable.TransportationPreviously SSB 1191Passed the Senate, Passed House Subcommittee
SF 519An Act establishing a school of intellectual freedom at the university of Iowa.EducationPreviously SF 127Attached to HF 437
SF 552An Act relating to a review of anti-obesity medications by the department of health and human services and the department of administrative services for purposes of the medical assistance program and health insurance plans for state employees.Health and Human ServicesPreviously SSB 1138On Senate Calendar
SF 565An Act providing for the continuation of health insurance in certain circumstances for the surviving spouse and each surviving child of employees of the state of Iowa and including retroactive applicability provisions.State Government Previously SSB 1039On Senate Calendar
SF 574An Act relating to retention of fees for public improvement contracts.CommercePreviously SF 431Passed the Senate, Awaiting House Action
SF 575An Act relating to health care including a funding model for the rural health care system; the elimination of several health care-related award, grant, residency, and fellowship programs; establishment of a health care professional incentive program; Medicaid graduate medical education; the health facilities council; and the Iowa health information network, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.Health and Human ServicesPreviously SSB 1163In Senate Appropriations
SF 581An Act relating to the reporting of serious reportable events, and providing penalties.Health and Human ServicesPreviously SF 48On Senate Calendar
SF 585An Act relating to energy systems by modifying electric power generation, energy storage, and transmission facility ratemaking principles, creating tariffs for public utility innovation programs, implementing land restoration standards, including right of first refusal, modifying the energy infrastructure revolving loan program, and creating regulations for anaerobic digester systems, making appropriations, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.CommercePreviously SSB 1112In Senate Appropriations
SSB 1208An Act relating to local government property taxes, financial authority, and budgets, modifying appropriations, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.Ways and Means In Senate Ways and Means