---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours and school safety plans, and including effective date provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours and school safety plans, and including effective date provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 782"
citation: "Iowa HF 782 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["electronics", "safety", "schools", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 21
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2025-03-05"
last_action: "2025-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c5932c6a-8309-48b7-8083-323845e6b077"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 782&ga=91"
source_hash: "cc55fdf461cfccbe67448665c0503f079041916682df002e2d643036eef5f8f4"
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 782 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instructional hours and school safety plans, 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/HF782.html)
2. **Amendment H-1103** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1103.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1159** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1159.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3042** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3042.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3046** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3046.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF782.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF782_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF782.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment S-3046 be adopted? — **16–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **88–9** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **92–4** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1103 be adopted? — **32–65** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Amendment H-1103 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-18** Amendment H-1103, yeas 32, nays 65, lost.
- **2025-03-18** Passed House, yeas 88, nays 9. `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-19** Message from House.
- **2025-03-19** Read first time, attached to SF 370. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-24** Substituted for SF 370.
- **2025-03-24** Amendment S-3042 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-24** Amendment S-3046 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-24** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-24** Message from Senate.
- **2025-03-24** Senate amendment H-1159 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-08** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1159.
- **2025-04-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-04-08** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 4. `passage`
- **2025-04-08** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-08** Message from House.
- **2025-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-04-30** 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/c5932c6a-8309-48b7-8083-323845e6b077`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).