---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 440"
citation: "Iowa HF 440 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["colleges and universities", "degrees and diplomas", "labor and employment", "regents board", "students", "tuition"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-17"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6cfd18e1-69ed-4c87-875f-7612fe690773"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 440&ga=91"
source_hash: "b56bbd5787e458cd696e3c98a9cd34ee950385f88ab28731d421f51e5f150443"
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 440 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to tuition, degree programs, employment, and related matters pertaining to students enrolled at regents institutions.

## 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/HF440.html)
2. **Amendment H-1084** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1084.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1099** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1099.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1112** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1112.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-1113** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1113.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF440.html)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF440.html)
8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF440_GovLetter.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF440.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-1099? — **33–64** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **64–33** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1084 be adopted? — **63–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-17** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-13** Amendment H-1084 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Amendment H-1099 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Fiscal note.
- **2025-03-18** Point of order raised on amendment H-1099, ruled not germane.
- **2025-03-18** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1099, yeas 33, nays 64.
- **2025-03-18** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2025-03-18** Amendment H-1113 to amendment H-1084 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-18** Amendment H-1112 to amendment H-1084 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-18** Amendment H-1084, yeas 63, nays 34, adopted.
- **2025-03-18** Passed House, yeas 64, nays 33. `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-19** Message from House.
- **2025-03-19** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee: Green, Campbell, and Quirmbach.
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 11:30AM Lobbyist Lounge.
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Fiscal note.
- **2025-04-07** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-07** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-23** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-23** 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/6cfd18e1-69ed-4c87-875f-7612fe690773`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).