---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the distribution formula for general state financial aid to community colleges and including applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the distribution formula for general state financial aid to community colleges and including applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 2405"
citation: "Iowa SF 2405 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["appropriations", "colleges and universities", "community colleges", "education appropriations", "education department", "state aid"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-03-07"
last_action: "2024-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abac7997-cebf-4bf2-8be0-1c56f6dab7be"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2405&ga=90"
source_hash: "b27a6158db2d14ef680d2a1228f0c6bda9971744787d40ff3ad919041e1a0672"
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 2405 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the distribution formula for general state financial aid to community colleges and including applicability 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/90/attachments/SF2405.html)
2. **Amendment S-5088** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5088.pdf)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF2405_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF2405.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment S-5088 be adopted? — **15–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-07** Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-03-07** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-12** NOBA: Senate Full Approps
- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-03-20** Amendment S-5088 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-20** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 1. `passage`
- **2024-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-20** Message from Senate.
- **2024-03-20** NOBA: Senate Floor
- **2024-03-21** Read first time, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-26** Subcommittee: Nordman, Bagniewski, Collins, Mohr, G. and Zabner.
- **2024-03-26** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2024 12:30PM House Lounge.
- **2024-03-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 5-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-27** NOBA: House Sub
- **2024-04-04** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-04-04** Placed on Appropriations calendar.
- **2024-04-09** NOBA: House Full Approps
- **2024-04-17** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-17** Message from House.
- **2024-04-19** NOBA: Final
- **2024-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-08** 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/abac7997-cebf-4bf2-8be0-1c56f6dab7be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).