Iowa 91th General Assembly Status: To Executive

HSB555 — A bill for an act relating to teacher education and licensing, including by modifying provisions related to practitioner preparation programs and licenses issued by the board of educational examiners.

Last action — Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 211.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 14, 2026. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on June 02, 2026.

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

    3 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 teacher education and licensing, including by modifying provisions related to practitioner preparation programs and licenses issued by the board of educational examiners.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1166.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.

  3. Message from Senate. H.J. 1049.

  4. Immediate message. S.J. 932.

  5. Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 15. S.J. 931.

  6. Substituted for SF 2222. S.J. 931.

  7. Read first time, attached to SF 2222. S.J. 629.

  8. Message from House. S.J. 629.

  9. Immediate message. H.J. 742.

  10. Explanation of vote. H.J. 766.

  11. Passed House, yeas 94, nays 2. H.J. 728.

  12. Explanation of vote. H.J. 766.

  13. Amendment H-8250, yeas 31, nays 64, lost. H.J. 727.

  14. Amendment H-8250 filed. H.J. 714.

  15. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691.

  16. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 186.

  17. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2222.

  18. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  19. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2026 4:00PM Senate Lounge.

  20. Subcommittee: Evans, Donahue, and Pike.

  21. Introduced, referred to Education.

  22. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2230.

  23. Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 7. Excused, 1. H.J. 170.

  24. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 169.

  25. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  26. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/20/2026 3:30PM House Lounge.

  27. Subcommittee: Ingels, Boden and Matson. H.J. 98.

  28. Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 96.

  29. Department's Memorandum

  30. Withdrawn. S.J. 932.

  31. HF 2230 substituted. S.J. 931.

  32. Attached to HF 2230. S.J. 629.

  33. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600.

  34. Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 217.

  35. Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 211.

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

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Frequently asked questions

What does HSB555 do?
A bill for an act relating to teacher education and licensing, including by modifying provisions related to practitioner preparation programs and licenses issued by the board of educational examiners.
Who sponsors HSB555?
HSB555 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.
What is the current status of HSB555?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 14, 2026. It awaits signature.
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