---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to statewide assessments of student progress for purposes of core academic indicators, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 578.) Effective 3-28-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to statewide assessments of student progress for purposes of core academic indicators, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 578.) Effective 3-28-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2235"
citation: "Iowa HF 2235 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["curricula", "education", "education board", "school districts", "schools", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-02"
last_action: "2018-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c2388f3-07f3-4926-a263-f36242ddd3f9"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2235&ga=87"
source_hash: "48449831c09b26aa2e552a631bdef0174ad9f98c0537c272b43c3834f61b7376"
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 2235 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to statewide assessments of student progress for purposes of core academic indicators, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 578.) Effective 3-28-18.

## 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/87/attachments/HF2235.html)
2. **Amendment H-8262** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8262.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5136** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5136.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2235.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **86–13** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-5136 be adopted? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–3** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **39–10** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-07** Fiscal note.
- **2018-02-20** Passed House, ayes 95, nays 3. `passage`
- **2018-02-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-21** Message from House.
- **2018-02-21** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-22** Subcommittee: Chelgren, Dvorsky, Quirmbach, Rozenboom, and Sinclair.
- **2018-03-07** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-12** Amendment S-5136 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-13** Amendment S-5136 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-13** Passed Senate, ayes 39, nays 10. `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-14** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-14** Senate amendment H-8262 filed.
- **2018-03-14** Fiscal note, revised.
- **2018-03-21** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8262.
- **2018-03-21** Passed House, ayes 86, nays 13. `passage`
- **2018-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-21** Message from House.
- **2018-03-27** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-03-28** 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/7c2388f3-07f3-4926-a263-f36242ddd3f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).