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type: "Bill"
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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."
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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."
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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 870"
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citation: "Iowa HF 870 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["charter schools", "compulsory education", "education", "innovation zone schools", "private education", "religion", "school districts"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 6
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action_count: 18
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-03-07"
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last_action: "2025-06-06"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e71a838f-6377-4642-b313-e95ec529fe13"
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source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 870&ga=91"
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source_hash: "780ac90d47881fa161a72ade863db701ed413828ae356f63ab6057774c6ba322"
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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 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.
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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/HF870.html)
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2. **Amendment H-1097** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1097.pdf)
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3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF870.html)
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4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF870.html)
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5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF870_GovLetter.pdf)
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6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF870.html)
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## Votes
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- Shall the bill pass? — **96–2** (pass) · lower
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- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- COMMITTEE ON 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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- **2025-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
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- **2025-03-17** Amendment H-1097 filed. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-18** Amendment H-1097 adopted. `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-18** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 2. `passage`
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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: Pike, Green, and Trone Garriott.
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- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 8:30AM Senate Lounge.
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- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-31** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
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- **2025-03-31** Placed on calendar.
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- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
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- **2025-04-15** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
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- **2025-04-15** Immediate message.
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- **2025-04-16** Message from Senate.
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- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
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- **2025-06-06** 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/e71a838f-6377-4642-b313-e95ec529fe13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
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