Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

SF 61 — A bill for an act relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of education to provide technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations related to robotics and authorizing high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics.

Last action — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 278.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 278.

  2. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  3. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2025 12:30PM Senate Lounge.

  4. Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Pike, and Trone Garriott.

  5. Introduced, referred to Education.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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

Sponsors (1)

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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Subjects

education technology
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SF 61?
SF 61 is sponsored by Amy Sinclair (Republican).
What is the current status of SF 61?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced January 16, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track SF 61?
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