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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to education, including authorizing the ombudsman to investigate complaints received by individuals who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners, and modifying the responsibilities of the department of education, school districts, and charter schools."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to education, including authorizing the ombudsman to investigate complaints received by individuals who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners, and modifying the responsibilities of the department of education, school districts, and charter schools."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HF 604"
+citation: "Iowa HF 604 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["charter schools", "concessions", "criminal procedure", "education", "educational examiners board", "labor and employment", "ombudsman", "private education", "school districts", "students", "teachers"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 32
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-03-03"
+last_action: "2023-05-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88a4bfb6-0346-444c-b6a5-cd1bc289475f"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 604&ga=90"
+source_hash: "1c3703527d2b3f3ef3edc647f4f3babd52b494731ccec07bd9d260dbd5fe519d"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa HF 604 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to education, including authorizing the ombudsman to investigate complaints received by individuals who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners, and modifying the responsibilities of the department of education, school districts, and charter schools.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF604.html)
+2. **Amendment H-1152** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1152.pdf)
+3. **Amendment H-1156** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1156.pdf)
+4. **Amendment H-1316** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1316.pdf)
+5. **Amendment S-3185** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3185.pdf)
+6. **Amendment S-3187** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3187.pdf)
+7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF604.html)
+8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF604_GovLetter.pdf)
+9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF604.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **89–6** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-03-03** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2023-03-20** Fiscal note.
+- **2023-03-21** Amendment H-1152 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-03-22** Amendment H-1156 to amendment H-1152 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
+- **2023-03-22** Amendment H-1152 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-03-22** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 6. `passage`
+- **2023-03-22** Immediate message.
+- **2023-03-23** Message from House.
+- **2023-03-23** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-27** Subcommittee: Evans, Donahue, and Sinclair.
+- **2023-03-27** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/28/2023 2:00PM Room 315.
+- **2023-03-28** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [].
+- **2023-03-28** Fiscal note.
+- **2023-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2023-04-26** Amendment S-3185 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-04-26** Amendment S-3187 to S-3185 filed, adopted.
+- **2023-04-26** Amendment S-3185 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-04-26** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2023-04-26** Immediate message.
+- **2023-04-27** Message from Senate.
+- **2023-04-27** Senate amendment H-1316 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-04-28** Fiscal note.
+- **2023-05-01** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1316.
+- **2023-05-01** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2023-05-02** Explanation of vote.
+- **2023-05-03** Explanation of vote.
+- **2023-05-03** Explanation of vote.
+- **2023-05-01** Immediate message.
+- **2023-05-02** Message from House.
+- **2023-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2023-05-26** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/88a4bfb6-0346-444c-b6a5-cd1bc289475f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+