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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa requires public schools, community colleges, and regents institutions to prohibit antisemitism and file annual incident reports
Last action · April 14, 2026: Amendments H-8354 , H-8355 , H-8360 filed. H.J. 899 .
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What This Bill Would Do
Educational institutions across Iowa must explicitly ban antisemitism, incorporate prohibitions into student and employee codes of conduct, and submit annual reports detailing any antisemitic incidents or complaints to the state board of education by September 1.
School districts, community colleges, and universities face new state reporting mandates and must process antisemitic harassment under existing state and federal discrimination frameworks.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Students and Employees
Students, faculty, and staff are subject to updated codes of conduct prohibiting antisemitism and receive protections against antisemitic harassment and discrimination.
Public School Districts, Community Colleges, and Regents Institutions
Educational institutions must update their student and employee codes of conduct, track complaints, and submit annual incident reports to the state board of education by September 1.
State Board of Education
The board receives institutional reports and must compile and submit a statewide annual report to the governor and general assembly by October 1.
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Procedural history
18 actions- Apr 14, 2026HouseAmendments H-8354 , H-8355 , H-8360 filed. H.J. 899 .
- Mar 19, 2026HousePlaced on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691 .
- Mar 19, 2026SenatePlaced on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600 .
- Feb 16, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 306 .
- Feb 16, 2026Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2544 .
- Feb 16, 2026SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 297 .
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- Feb 16, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 291 .
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommittee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 6. H.J. 281 .
- Feb 11, 2026HouseCommittee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 281 .
- Feb 11, 2026Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2336 .
- Feb 10, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- Feb 6, 2026SenateSubcommittee Meeting: 02/09/2026 4:30PM Senate Lounge.
- Feb 4, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- Feb 3, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee: Green, Pike, and Quirmbach.
- Feb 2, 2026HouseSubcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 8:15AM House Lounge 2.
- Jan 29, 2026HouseSubcommittee: Bradley, Johnson, C. and Ramirez. H.J. 179 .
- Jan 29, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Education. H.J. 176 .
- Jan 28, 2026Iowa LegislatureIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Education.
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Standardized Antisemitism Reporting Across All Public Education Tiers
The bill creates a unified reporting pipeline flowing from local school districts, community colleges, and regents institutions up to the state board of education and ultimately the governor and general assembly.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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