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type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act modifying provisions related to compulsory education, truancy, and chronic absenteeism."
description: "A bill for an act modifying provisions related to compulsory education, truancy, and chronic absenteeism."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 277"
citation: "Iowa SF 277 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["compulsory education", "county attorneys", "education department", "notices", "private education", "school districts", "schools", "students", "truancy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-12"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2996ab2a-4d05-4ddc-87fa-81a4f45d3754"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 277&ga=91"
source_hash: "d99b88cbe411659cc3a90e750b6e09a4d266c5408979e0e8becb164e6f19c078"
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 SF 277 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act modifying provisions related to compulsory education, truancy, and chronic absenteeism.
## 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/SF277.html)
2. **Amendment S-3019** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3019.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF277.html)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF277_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF277.html)
## Votes
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3019 be adopted? — **14–33** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-02-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-02-12** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-10** Amendment S-3019 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-10** Message from Senate.
- **2025-03-11** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-20** Subcommittee: Hayes, Ehlert and Gehlbach.
- **2025-03-24** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2025 8:30AM House Lounge.
- **2025-03-25** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-01** Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 2.
- **2025-04-02** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-17** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-21** Message from House.
- **2025-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-06** 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/2996ab2a-4d05-4ddc-87fa-81a4f45d3754`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).