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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Proposed Bill

HSB 218: A bill for an act relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism and allowing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies related to awarding academic credit for the completion of a course in religious instruction.

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

HSB 218 is a proposed bill introduced in the Iowa House on February 20, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism and allowing school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to adopt policies related to awarding academic credit for the completion of a course in religious instruction. Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. Most recent recorded action (March 7, 2025): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 870.

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 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. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 870.
  2. Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 9.
  3. Committee report, recommending passage.
  4. Subcommittee recommends passage.
  5. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/27/2025 12:00PM House Lounge.
  6. Subcommittee: Shipley, Johnson, C. and Kurth.
  7. Introduced, referred to Education.

Sources

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