---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the transportation to and from school of pupils participating in open enrollment."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the transportation to and from school of pupils participating in open enrollment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2278"
citation: "Iowa HF 2278 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["open enrollment", "school buses", "school districts", "schools", "students", "transportation", "vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8955c2df-e0d2-484c-8668-58f8bc318667"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2278&ga=90"
source_hash: "19341b2b2fd45b65e620aadb688cb8abdbf6dcd707d7218479db8237468fb1be"
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 2278 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the transportation to and from school of pupils participating in open enrollment.

## 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/90/attachments/HF2278.html)
2. **Amendment H-8051** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8051.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8266** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8266.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5085** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5085.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF2278.html)
6. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/HF2278.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2278_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2278.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **92–3** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **91–6** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-22** Fiscal note.
- **2024-02-26** Amendment H-8051 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-28** Amendment H-8051 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-28** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 3. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-28** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-29** Message from House.
- **2024-02-29** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-01** Fiscal note.
- **2024-03-04** Subcommittee: Green, Giddens, and Westrich.
- **2024-03-05** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/06/2024 11:30AM Senate Lounge.
- **2024-03-06** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [].
- **2024-03-14** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-19** Amendment S-5085 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-02** Amendment S-5085 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-02** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-02** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-02** Senate amendment H-8266 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-03** Fiscal note.
- **2024-04-16** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8266.
- **2024-04-16** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 6. `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-16** Message from House.
- **2024-04-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-01** Fiscal note.
- **2024-05-01** 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/8955c2df-e0d2-484c-8668-58f8bc318667`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).