---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to education, including authorizing the ombudsman to investigate complaints received by individuals who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners, and modifying the responsibilities of the department of education, school districts, and charter schools."
description: "A bill for an act relating to education, including authorizing the ombudsman to investigate complaints received by individuals who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners, and modifying the responsibilities of the department of education, school districts, and charter schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 604"
citation: "Iowa HF 604 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["charter schools", "concessions", "criminal procedure", "education", "educational examiners board", "labor and employment", "ombudsman", "private education", "school districts", "students", "teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 32
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-03"
last_action: "2023-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/88a4bfb6-0346-444c-b6a5-cd1bc289475f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 604&ga=90"
source_hash: "1c3703527d2b3f3ef3edc647f4f3babd52b494731ccec07bd9d260dbd5fe519d"
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 604 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to education, including authorizing the ombudsman to investigate complaints received by individuals who hold a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners, and modifying the responsibilities of the department of education, school districts, and charter schools.

## 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/HF604.html)
2. **Amendment H-1152** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1152.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1156** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1156.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1316** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1316.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3185** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3185.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3187** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3187.pdf)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF604.html)
8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF604_GovLetter.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF604.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **89–6** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-03** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-20** Fiscal note.
- **2023-03-21** Amendment H-1152 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Amendment H-1156 to amendment H-1152 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-22** Amendment H-1152 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-22** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 6. `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-23** Message from House.
- **2023-03-23** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-27** Subcommittee: Evans, Donahue, and Sinclair.
- **2023-03-27** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/28/2023 2:00PM Room 315.
- **2023-03-28** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [].
- **2023-03-28** Fiscal note.
- **2023-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-26** Amendment S-3185 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-26** Amendment S-3187 to S-3185 filed, adopted.
- **2023-04-26** Amendment S-3185 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-27** Message from Senate.
- **2023-04-27** Senate amendment H-1316 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-28** Fiscal note.
- **2023-05-01** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1316.
- **2023-05-01** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-05-03** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-05-03** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-05-01** Immediate message.
- **2023-05-02** Message from House.
- **2023-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-05-26** 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/88a4bfb6-0346-444c-b6a5-cd1bc289475f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).