---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to terminology changes in education-related Iowa Code references to foreign languages. (Formerly HSB 561.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to terminology changes in education-related Iowa Code references to foreign languages. (Formerly HSB 561.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2390"
citation: "Iowa HF 2390 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["curricula", "education", "languages", "private education", "school districts", "schools", "sign language"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/45a5f12a-1068-4b62-8dbb-19e62d6304a7"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2390&ga=87"
source_hash: "02fa1c08340689145bd2a0ed099ff64487b93eb628679e2652a74842564c849a"
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 2390 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to terminology changes in education-related Iowa Code references to foreign languages. (Formerly HSB 561.) Effective 7-1-18.

## 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/HF2390.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2390.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-03-12** Passed House, ayes 98 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-13** Message from House.
- **2018-03-13** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-13** Subcommittee: Lofgren, Dvorsky, and C. Johnson.
- **2018-03-14** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-26** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-26** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-04-03** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-04** 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/45a5f12a-1068-4b62-8dbb-19e62d6304a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).