---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the assignment of pupils who are siblings to classrooms by school districts. (Formerly HF 197.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the assignment of pupils who are siblings to classrooms by school districts. (Formerly HF 197.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 598"
citation: "Iowa HF 598 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["education", "parental rights", "school attendance", "school districts", "schools", "siblings", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-04"
last_action: "2019-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f19629a-bb24-41c3-af0a-d1aaab1db0c4"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 598&ga=88"
source_hash: "9df66b7611c4f37e9bfd92ad373ff11c0d5a08e40a36bd0346eb5d19eb034d7e"
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 598 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the assignment of pupils who are siblings to classrooms by school districts. (Formerly HF 197.) Effective 7-1-19.

## 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/88/attachments/HF598.html)
2. **Amendment H-1032** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1032.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1042** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1042.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF598.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF598.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF598.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **91–5** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **44–5** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-14** Amendment H-1032 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-18** Amendment H-1042 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Amendment H-1042 to H-1032 adopted.
- **2019-03-19** Amendment H-1032 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-19** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 5. `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-19** Message from House.
- **2019-03-19** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-25** Subcommittee: Sinclair, Giddens, and Kraayenbrink.
- **2019-04-03** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-16** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 5. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-16** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-02** 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/1f19629a-bb24-41c3-af0a-d1aaab1db0c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).