---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa dyslexia board and requiring the department of education to prepare a report related to cardiac emergency response plans and automated external defibrillators."
description: "A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa dyslexia board and requiring the department of education to prepare a report related to cardiac emergency response plans and automated external defibrillators."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 2474"
citation: "Iowa SF 2474 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["charter schools", "contests (competitions)", "defibrillators", "education", "education department", "emergency management", "extracurricular activities", "general assembly", "innovation zone schools", "medical care", "reports", "schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 30
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-24"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd867c17-9f92-4f8d-ad05-e56903118f3c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2474&ga=91"
source_hash: "6436c9cf3291102c9ff2f4012c97e0a3c1d024138c20c3ab539a03d800676711"
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 SF 2474 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa dyslexia board and requiring the department of education to prepare a report related to cardiac emergency response plans and automated external defibrillators.

## 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/SF2474.html)
2. **Amendment H-8402** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8402.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8441** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8441.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5240** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5240.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF2474.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF2474_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF2474.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-24** Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-03-24** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-26** NOBA: Senate Full Approps
- **2026-04-01** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-01** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-02** NOBA: Senate Floor
- **2026-04-06** Read first time, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-08** Subcommittee: Weldon, Johnson, R. and Stone.
- **2026-04-13** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/14/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.
- **2026-04-14** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-16** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-16** Committee vote: Yeas 21, Nays 0, Excused 4.
- **2026-04-17** NOBA: House Full Approps
- **2026-04-20** Placed on Appropriations calendar.
- **2026-04-22** Amendment H-8402 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-30** Amendment H-8441 to amendment H-8402 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-30** Amendment H-8402 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-30** Passed House, yeas 85, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-30** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-30** Message from House, with amendment S-5240.
- **2026-05-01** Senate concurred with S-5240.
- **2026-05-01** Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-05-01** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-01** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-01** NOBA: House Floor
- **2026-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-06-02** NOBA: Final

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd867c17-9f92-4f8d-ad05-e56903118f3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).