---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act repealing certain programs and other matters relating to higher education."
description: "A bill for an act repealing certain programs and other matters relating to higher education."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2539"
citation: "Iowa HF 2539 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["colleges and universities", "grants", "teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-16"
last_action: "2026-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4adef5a9-35dc-4728-9e7f-7a8223257337"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2539&ga=91"
source_hash: "a273f3c8ab39442406df083ad22d7bad02dc6e5a035540205d44e355d23b3878"
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 2539 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act repealing certain programs and other matters relating to higher education.

## 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/HF2539.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2539.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2539_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2539.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **30–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-03-03** Passed House, yeas 66, nays 30. `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-04** Message from House.
- **2026-03-04** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-11** Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Quirmbach, and Taylor.
- **2026-03-16** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 12:00PM Room 315.
- **2026-03-18** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-14** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 17. `passage`
- **2026-04-14** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-14** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-30** 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/4adef5a9-35dc-4728-9e7f-7a8223257337`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).