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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 2488: A bill for an act prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HF 2488 is a bill introduced in the Iowa House on February 16, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act prohibiting private institutions of higher education that participate in the Iowa tuition grant program from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices. Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION. Most recent recorded action (March 16, 2026): Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. [].

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATIONPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. [].
  2. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 12:30PM Senate Lounge.
  3. Subcommittee: Pike, Quirmbach, and Taylor.
  4. Read first time, referred to Education.
  5. Message from House.
  6. Immediate message.
  7. Passed House, yeas 57, nays 34.
  8. Introduced, placed on calendar.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source