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type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism."
description: "A bill for an act relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education and chronic absenteeism."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 870"
citation: "Iowa HF 870 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["charter schools", "compulsory education", "education", "innovation zone schools", "private education", "religion", "school districts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-07"
last_action: "2025-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e71a838f-6377-4642-b313-e95ec529fe13"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 870&ga=91"
source_hash: "780ac90d47881fa161a72ade863db701ed413828ae356f63ab6057774c6ba322"
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 870 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to students who attend a course in religious instruction that is provided by a private organization, including by modifying provisions related to compulsory education 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/HF870.html)
2. **Amendment H-1097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1097.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF870.html)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF870.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF870_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF870.html)
## Votes
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–2** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Amendment H-1097 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-18** Amendment H-1097 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-18** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 2. `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: Pike, Green, and Trone Garriott.
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 8:30AM Senate Lounge.
- **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.
- **2025-04-15** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-15** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-16** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-06-06** 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/e71a838f-6377-4642-b313-e95ec529fe13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).