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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HF 870"
+citation: "Iowa HF 870 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["charter schools", "compulsory education", "education", "innovation zone schools", "private education", "religion", "school districts"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-03-07"
+last_action: "2025-06-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e71a838f-6377-4642-b313-e95ec529fe13"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 870&ga=91"
+source_hash: "780ac90d47881fa161a72ade863db701ed413828ae356f63ab6057774c6ba322"
+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 870 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism.
+
+## 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/91/attachments/HF870.html)
+2. **Amendment H-1097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1097.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF870.html)
+4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF870.html)
+5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF870_GovLetter.pdf)
+6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF870.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **96–2** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2025-03-17** Amendment H-1097 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-03-18** Amendment H-1097 adopted. `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-03-18** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 2. `passage`
+- **2025-03-18** Immediate message.
+- **2025-03-19** Message from House.
+- **2025-03-19** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee: Pike, Green, and Trone Garriott.
+- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 8:30AM Senate Lounge.
+- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-03-31** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2025-03-31** Placed on calendar.
+- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2025-04-15** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2025-04-15** Immediate message.
+- **2025-04-16** Message from Senate.
+- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2025-06-06** 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/e71a838f-6377-4642-b313-e95ec529fe13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+