Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SF 442 — A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions.

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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 February 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · 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.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Amendments

1 amendment

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Action History

  1. Withdrawn.

  2. Deferred.

  3. HF 787 substituted.

  4. Amendment S-3079 filed, adopted.

  5. Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  6. Attached to HF 787.

  7. Committee report, approving bill.

  8. Introduced, placed on calendar.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 7 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 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

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 50 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 18000
Unaffiliated 27000
Democrat 5000
Total 50000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Johnson — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Feenstra — Yea
Bolkcom — Yea
Boulton — Yea
Breitbach — Yea
Brown — Yea
Carlin — Yea
Celsi — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Giddens — Yea
Greene — Yea
Hogg — Yea
Jochum — Yea
Kapucian — Yea
Kinney — Yea
Lykam — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Miller-Meeks — Yea
Nunn — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Schneider — Yea
Segebart — Yea
Whiting — Yea
Zaun — Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Chad Behn Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 47 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29101
Republican 15000
Democrat 3100
Total 47201
% of votes cast 94%4%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Allen — Yea
Bertrand — Not Voting
Bolkcom — Yea
Boulton — Yea
Bowman — Yea
Breitbach — Yea
Brown — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Chelgren — Yea
Greene — Yea
Hart — Yea
Hogg — Yea
Horn — Yea
Jochum — Yea
Kapucian — Yea
Kinney — Yea
Lykam — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCoy — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Schneider — Yea
Segebart — Yea
Zaun — Nay
Anderson — Yea
Johnson, D. — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Danielson — Yea
Dix — Yea
Dvorsky — Yea
Edler — Yea
Feenstra — Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Nay
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Chad Behn Republican Yea
Craig P. Johnson Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 75 Yea · 20 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 521403
Democrat 6401
Republican 18201
Total 762005
% of votes cast 75%20%0%5%
How each member voted (101)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Nay
Bacon — Yea
Baltimore — Yea
Baudler — Yea
Baxter — Nay
Bearinger — Nay
Best — Yea
Breckenridge — Yea
Carlin — Not Voting
Carlson — Yea
Cohoon — Yea
Gassman — Nay
Gustafson — Yea
Hagenow — Yea
Hall — Nay
Hanusa — Yea
Heartsill — Yea
Heddens — Nay
Heaton — Yea
Hein — Yea
Highfill — Yea
Hinson — Yea
Holz — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Huseman — Yea
Isenhart — Nay
Kacena — Yea
Kearns — Not Voting
Kerr — Yea
Klein — Yea
Koester — Yea
Lensing — Nay
Landon — Yea
Mascher — Nay
Maxwell — Yea
McConkey — Yea
McKean — Nay
Nunn — Yea
Oldson — Yea
Ourth — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Pettengill — Yea
Prichard — Nay
Rizer — Yea
Rogers — Yea
Running-Marquardt — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Sheets — Yea
Steckman — Yea
Thede — Nay
Upmeyer — Yea
Watts — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Hager — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Dolecheck — Yea
Finkenauer — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gaskill — Yea
Meyer — Yea
Miller — Yea
Speaker — Yea
Hanson — Nay
Cownie — Nay
Forristall — Not Voting
Vander Linden — Yea
Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
Art Staed Democrat Nay
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
Rick L. Olson Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Not Voting
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Yea
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Nay
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Nay
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 47 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 29101
Republican 15000
Democrat 3100
Total 47201
% of votes cast 94%4%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Allen — Yea
Bertrand — Yea
Bolkcom — Yea
Boulton — Yea
Bowman — Yea
Brown — Yea
Breitbach — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Chelgren — Yea
Hogg — Yea
Jochum — Yea
Kapucian — Yea
Kinney — Yea
Lykam — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCoy — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Schneider — Yea
Segebart — Yea
Zaun — Nay
Anderson — Yea
Johnson, D. — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Danielson — Yea
Dix — Yea
Dvorsky — Yea
Edler — Yea
Feenstra — Yea
Greene — Yea
Hart — Yea
Horn — Not Voting
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Nay
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Chad Behn Republican Yea
Craig P. Johnson Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SF 442?
SF 442 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.
What is the current status of SF 442?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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