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type: "Bill"
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title: "A bill for an act relating to accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions, prohibiting adverse action by accrediting agencies against certain postsecondary educational institutions for compliance with state law, providing remedies, and including effective date provisions."
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description: "A bill for an act relating to accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions, prohibiting adverse action by accrediting agencies against certain postsecondary educational institutions for compliance with state law, providing remedies, and including effective date provisions."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
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legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "HF 295"
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citation: "Iowa HF 295 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["colleges and universities", "community colleges"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-02-10"
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last_action: "2025-05-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea6ac097-c9cf-413c-86fd-62f2a448e51c"
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source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 295&ga=91"
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source_hash: "b7d7c6534b31eb0e07ce2ac6770c468d02a760d0af5b97975b7ef41821275b31"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
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---
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# Iowa HF 295 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to accreditation of postsecondary educational institutions, prohibiting adverse action by accrediting agencies against certain postsecondary educational institutions for compliance with state law, providing remedies, and including effective date provisions.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF295.html)
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2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF295.html)
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3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF295_GovLetter.pdf)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF295.html)
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## Votes
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- Shall the bill pass? — **65–32** (pass) · lower
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- Shall the bill pass? — **32–15** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-10** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
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- **2025-03-18** Passed House, yeas 65, nays 32. `passage`
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- **2025-03-18** Explanation of vote.
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- **2025-03-18** Immediate message.
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- **2025-03-19** Message from House.
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- **2025-03-19** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Taylor, and Winckler.
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- **2025-03-31** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 8:30AM Room 315.
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- **2025-04-01** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-07** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
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- **2025-04-07** Placed on calendar.
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- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
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- **2025-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15. `passage`
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- **2025-04-17** Immediate message.
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- **2025-04-17** Message from Senate.
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- **2025-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
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- **2025-05-06** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea6ac097-c9cf-413c-86fd-62f2a448e51c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
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