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type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to elementary literacy by modifying teacher preparation program requirements, requiring personalized reading plans for certain students, and providing parent and guardian discretion for their students to be retained at grade level."
description: "A bill for an act relating to elementary literacy by modifying teacher preparation program requirements, requiring personalized reading plans for certain students, and providing parent and guardian discretion for their students to be retained at grade level."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2618"
citation: "Iowa HF 2618 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["guardianships", "literacy", "parents", "professional licensure", "school districts", "students", "teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-19"
last_action: "2024-05-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a867e1e-363f-465f-b55a-5106b34449d7"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2618&ga=90"
source_hash: "9a74b23305406ae551f5cdd4f213bdcb4e657917aa07a61343e4047cb2e99143"
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 2618 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to elementary literacy by modifying teacher preparation program requirements, requiring personalized reading plans for certain students, and providing parent and guardian discretion for their students to be retained at grade level.
## 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/HF2618.html)
2. **Amendment H-8031** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8031.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8076** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8076.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8096** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8096.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8253** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8253.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-8260** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8260.pdf)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF2618.html)
8. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/HF2618.html)
9. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2618_GovLetter.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2618.html)
## Votes
- Shall the bill pass? — **92–3** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8260, to amendment H-8253, be adopted? — **32–63** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-20** Amendment H-8031 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-27** Amendment H-8076 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-28** Amendment H-8096 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-03-27** Amendment H-8253 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-01** Amendment H-8260 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-02** Amendment H-8260 to amendment H-8253, yeas 32, nays 63, lost.
- **2024-04-02** Amendment H-8253 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-02** Amendments H-8031, H-8076 and H-8096 out of order.
- **2024-04-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-04-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-04-02** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 3. `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-04-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-04-02** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-02** Message from House.
- **2024-04-02** Read first time, attached to SF 2195. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-17** Substituted for SF 2195.
- **2024-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-17** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-07** 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/9a867e1e-363f-465f-b55a-5106b34449d7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).