---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to teacher education and licensing, including by modifying provisions related to practitioner preparation programs and licenses issued by the board of educational examiners."
description: "A bill for an act relating to teacher education and licensing, including by modifying provisions related to practitioner preparation programs and licenses issued by the board of educational examiners."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2230"
citation: "Iowa HF 2230 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["education", "educational examiners board", "english learners", "teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-30"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29428e8a-8061-4545-8371-2ff0e56f1b1e"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2230&ga=91"
source_hash: "051195f45e190451308a2f3b59bbf49144959bba45143106691d4bb7181b94f5"
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 2230 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to teacher education and licensing, including by modifying provisions related to practitioner preparation programs and licenses issued by the board of educational examiners.

## 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/91/attachments/HF2230.html)
2. **Amendment H-8250** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8250.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2230.html)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2230_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2230.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **28–15** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-30** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-03-20** Amendment H-8250 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-24** Amendment H-8250, yeas 31, nays 64, lost.
- **2026-03-30** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-03-24** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 2. `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-24** Message from House.
- **2026-03-24** Read first time, attached to SF 2222. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-30** Substituted for SF 2222.
- **2026-04-30** Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 15. `passage`
- **2026-04-30** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-30** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-13** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-02** 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/29428e8a-8061-4545-8371-2ff0e56f1b1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).