---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 787"
citation: "Iowa HF 787 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["education", "salaries and wages", "school districts", "school finance", "special education", "students", "teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-03-05"
last_action: "2025-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8b9d730-1180-4c71-be62-800286b61bd1"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 787&ga=91"
source_hash: "83e2512a0de0abc370634b1919f681bf26d3528310f556697c2a728a1beb76bc"
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 787 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, 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/HF787.html)
2. **Amendment H-1224** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1224.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3080** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3080.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3088** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3088.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF787.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF787_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF787.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **83–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-18** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 1. `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-19** Message from House.
- **2025-03-19** Read first time, attached to SF 442. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-08** Substituted for SF 442.
- **2025-04-08** Deferred.
- **2025-04-08** Amendment S-3080 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Amendment S-3088 filed, ruled out of order. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Amendment S-3080 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-09** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-09** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-10** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-10** Senate amendment H-1224 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-08** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1224.
- **2025-05-08** Passed House, yeas 83, nays 1. `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/f8b9d730-1180-4c71-be62-800286b61bd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).