---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act establishing a seal of civics excellence program administered by the department of education to recognize student excellence in civics."
description: "A bill for an act establishing a seal of civics excellence program administered by the department of education to recognize student excellence in civics."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2231"
citation: "Iowa HF 2231 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civics", "education", "schools", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-30"
last_action: "2026-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9269b5a6-3a48-4ca4-97dd-d5fda280dd02"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2231&ga=91"
source_hash: "abbf88da17fec62e76a3833a4bba732d80d974a4dc46a814d59ee104f0b26cc3"
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 2231 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act establishing a seal of civics excellence program administered by the department of education to recognize student excellence in civics.

## 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/HF2231.html)
2. **Amendment H-8075** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8075.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2231.html)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2231.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2231_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2231.html)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-30** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-03-02** Amendment H-8075 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-03** Amendment H-8075 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-03** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-03** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-04** Message from House.
- **2026-03-04** Read first time, attached to SF 2361. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-04** Substituted for SF 2361.
- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-04** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-01** 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/9269b5a6-3a48-4ca4-97dd-d5fda280dd02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).