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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 253: A bill for an act relating to computer science instruction, including by modifying provisions related to the graduation requirements, the computer science instruction provided by students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, computer science instruction endorsements and authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners, and the computer science professional development incentive fund.

In committee 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 253 is a bill introduced in the Iowa House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to computer science instruction, including by modifying provisions related to the graduation requirements, the computer science instruction provided by students enrolled in grades nine through twelve, computer science instruction endorsements and authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners, and the computer science professional development incentive fund. Primary sponsor: Chad Ingels (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 20, 2025): Subcommittee recommends passage.

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

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Chad IngelsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse68

“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 passage.
  2. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/20/2025 8:15AM RM 19.
  3. Subcommittee: Ingels, Kurth and Weldon.
  4. Introduced, referred to Education.

Sources

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