---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to educational instructional requirements and funding flexibility and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2004.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to educational instructional requirements and funding flexibility and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2004.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 2310"
citation: "Iowa SF 2310 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["distance education", "education", "private education", "school districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 15
action_count: 40
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2020-02-18"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8acf5ba2-6034-4932-bd2b-e9e79ed6bc9d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2310&ga=88"
source_hash: "e755950ba5c9f31d0b13adafcd26cf33a94dedd280117ab0fc35ddb242a931d5"
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 SF 2310 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to educational instructional requirements and funding flexibility and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2004.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/SF2310.html)
2. **Amendment H-8175** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8175.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8240** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8240.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8245** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8245.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8246** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8246.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-8247** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8247.pdf)
7. **Amendment H-8252** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8252.pdf)
8. **Amendment H-8313** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8313.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-5035** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5035.pdf)
10. **Amendment S-5135** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5135.pdf)
11. **Amendment S-5149** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5149.pdf)
12. **Amendment S-5154** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5154.pdf)
13. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF2310.html)
14. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF2310.html)
15. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF2310.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **92–6** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-18** Introduced, placed on calendar, under Rule 28. `introduction`
- **2020-02-18** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2020-02-27** Amendment S-5035 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-27** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-02** Message from Senate.
- **2020-03-03** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-04** Subcommittee: Moore, T., Gassman and Kurth.
- **2020-03-09** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2020 1:30PM House Lounge.
- **2020-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2020 8:30AM House Lounge.
- **2020-06-03** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-03** Committee amendment H-8175 filed.
- **2020-06-05** Amendment H-8240 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-06-10** Amendment H-8175 withdrawn.
- **2020-06-10** Amendment H-8246 withdrawn.
- **2020-06-10** Amendment H-8247 to amendment H-8240 filed, withdrawn.
- **2020-06-10** Amendment H-8252 to amendment H-8240 filed, adopted.
- **2020-06-10** Amendment H-8245 to amendment H-8240 filed, adopted.
- **2020-06-10** Amendment H-8240 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-10** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 6. `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-10** Message from House, with amendment S-5135.
- **2020-06-11** Fiscal note.
- **2020-06-12** Amendment S-5149 to S-5135 filed.
- **2020-06-13** Amendment S-5149 to S-5135 withdrawn.
- **2020-06-13** Amendment S-5154 to S-5135 filed, adopted.
- **2020-06-13** Senate concurred with S-5135, as amended.
- **2020-06-13** Fiscal note.
- **2020-06-13** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-13** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-13** Senate amendment H-8313 filed.
- **2020-06-13** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8313.
- **2020-06-13** Passed House, yeas 95, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-13** Message from House.
- **2020-06-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-29** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-26** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8acf5ba2-6034-4932-bd2b-e9e79ed6bc9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).