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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Proposed Bill

HSB 599: A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies.

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 599 is a proposed bill introduced in the Iowa House on January 21, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies. Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. Most recent recorded action (February 16, 2026): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2494.

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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 2494.
  2. Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0.
  3. Committee report, recommending passage.
  4. Subcommittee recommends passage.
  5. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 12:45PM House Lounge.
  6. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/27/2026 12:15PM House Lounge 2 (Cancelled).
  7. Subcommittee: Johnson, C., Behn and Kurth.
  8. Introduced, referred to Education.

Sources

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