Iowa 91th General Assembly Status: To Executive

SSB1065 — A bill for an act relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours, school safety plans, and instruction related to the effects of social media in grades six through eight, and including effective date provisions.

Last action — Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 310.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 28, 2025. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on April 30, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Advancing 46% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Mixed recorded votes

    4 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

A bill for an act relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours, school safety plans, and instruction related to the effects of social media in grades six through eight, and including effective date provisions.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1081.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1080.

  3. Message from House. S.J. 733.

  4. Immediate message. H.J. 917.

  5. Passed House, yeas 92, nays 4. H.J. 914.

  6. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1069.

  7. House concurred in Senate amendment H-1159. H.J. 914.

  8. Senate amendment H-1159 filed. H.J. 791.

  9. Message from Senate. H.J. 776.

  10. Immediate message. S.J. 613.

  11. Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. S.J. 612.

  12. Amendment S-3046 filed, lost. S.J. 612.

  13. Amendment S-3042 filed, adopted. S.J. 611.

  14. Substituted for SF 370. S.J. 611.

  15. Read first time, attached to SF 370. S.J. 571.

  16. Message from House. S.J. 571.

  17. Immediate message. H.J. 717.

  18. Passed House, yeas 88, nays 9. H.J. 695.

  19. Amendment H-1103, yeas 32, nays 65, lost. H.J. 694.

  20. Amendment H-1103 filed. H.J. 677.

  21. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 518.

  22. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 782.

  23. Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 2. H.J. 466.

  24. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 465.

  25. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  26. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2025 12:30PM RM 102.

  27. Subcommittee: Shipley, Hora and Matson. H.J. 172.

  28. Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 169.

  29. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 370.

  30. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  31. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2025 3:30PM Senate Lounge.

  32. Subcommittee: Evans, Quirmbach, and Taylor.

  33. Introduced, referred to Education.

  34. Withdrawn. S.J. 613.

  35. HF 782 substituted. S.J. 611.

  36. Amendment S-3041 filed, adopted. S.J. 611.

  37. Attached to HF 782. S.J. 571.

  38. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 317.

  39. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 310.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Subjects

public-safety education technology
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Frequently asked questions

What does SSB1065 do?
A bill for an act relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours, school safety plans, and instruction related to the effects of social media in grades six through eight, and including effective date provisions.
Who sponsors SSB1065?
SSB1065 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.
What is the current status of SSB1065?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 28, 2025. It awaits signature.
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