---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to career education, including middle school career exploration and industry-recognized credential seals and certificates for high school students."
description: "A bill for an act relating to career education, including middle school career exploration and industry-recognized credential seals and certificates for high school students."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 316"
citation: "Iowa HF 316 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["curricula", "schools", "students", "vocational education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-10"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba6ffcce-1f99-462d-ad5d-a0d08bdd612c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 316&ga=91"
source_hash: "8eef0adc99d2591c986b8afa8f340a7c816188f5187ebb5e3b88a175ecbf1a6d"
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 316 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to career education, including middle school career exploration and industry-recognized credential seals and certificates for high school students.

## 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/HF316.html)
2. **Amendment H-1034** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1034.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF316.html)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF316_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF316.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment H-1034 be adopted? — **31–58** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **61–28** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-10** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-06** Amendment H-1034 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Amendment H-1034, yeas 31, nays 58, lost.
- **2025-03-10** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-10** Passed House, yeas 61, nays 28. `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-10** Message from House.
- **2025-03-10** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-12** Subcommittee: Evans, Kraayenbrink, and Trone Garriott.
- **2025-03-31** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2025-04-02** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-07** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-14** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-15** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-06** 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/ba6ffcce-1f99-462d-ad5d-a0d08bdd612c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).