---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the harassment or bullying of students enrolled in school districts or accredited nonpublic schools."
description: "A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the harassment or bullying of students enrolled in school districts or accredited nonpublic schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 865"
citation: "Iowa HF 865 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["bullying", "harassment", "private education", "school districts", "students"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-07"
last_action: "2025-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f126891-6efa-4724-8d4a-1fadac600126"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 865&ga=91"
source_hash: "55c82ae54a33c425bffda880bab8f5f9537bed578226a772f26881f6d608fa19"
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 865 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the harassment or bullying of students enrolled in school districts or accredited nonpublic schools.

## 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/HF865.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF865.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF865_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF865.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **32–16** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **64–33** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-18** Passed House, yeas 64, nays 33. `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-19** Message from House.
- **2025-03-19** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee: Salmon, Shipley, and Trone Garriott.
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-31** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-29** Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 16. `passage`
- **2025-04-29** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-30** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-27** 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/9f126891-6efa-4724-8d4a-1fadac600126`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).