---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to approved courses of instruction for school bus drivers, and including effective date provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to approved courses of instruction for school bus drivers, and including effective date provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 395"
citation: "Iowa HF 395 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["driver's licenses", "driving", "school buses", "school districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/845e21d4-b102-4df1-bb34-d64ef457c384"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 395&ga=91"
source_hash: "d68d9751acd2641dd2aba74b2f78db72d733b4d2ea76946c96a34d46963fdbb3"
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 395 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to approved courses of instruction for school bus drivers, and including effective date provisions.

## 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/HF395.html)
2. **Amendment H-1060** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1060.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1286** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1286.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3078** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3078.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3114** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3114.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF395.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF395_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF395.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **64–20** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-13** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Amendment H-1060 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-24** Amendment H-1060 withdrawn.
- **2025-03-24** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 1. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-25** Explanations of votes.
- **2025-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-25** Message from House.
- **2025-03-25** Read first time, referred to Transportation. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee: Zumbach, Pike, and Zimmer.
- **2025-03-31** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:30AM Senate Lounge.
- **2025-04-01** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2025-04-01** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-01** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-08** Amendment S-3078 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-21** Amendment S-3114 to S-3078 filed.
- **2025-04-28** Amendment S-3114 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-28** Amendment S-3078 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-28** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-28** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-29** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-29** Senate amendment H-1286 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1286.
- **2025-05-08** Passed House, yeas 64, nays 20. `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-05-08** Immediate message.
- **2025-05-09** Message from House.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-06-06** 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/845e21d4-b102-4df1-bb34-d64ef457c384`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).