Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2149: A BILL FOR An Act relating to civil actions against school board members and superintendents for school policies that violate state law
Status: In committee, February 3, 2026
An Act relating to civil actions against school board members and superintendents for school policies that violate state law.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to civil actions against school board members and superintendents for school policies that violate state law.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to civil actions against school board members and superintendents for school policies that violate state law. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5292XS (1) jda/jh S.F. 2149 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 279.89 School policies in violation of state law ---- civil actions against board members and superintendents. 1. If any person residing in a school district believes that the board of directors of the school district or the superintendent of the school district has adopted a policy that is in violation of any state law, the person may notify the county attorney of the county in which the school district's central administrative office is located of the potential violation. The county attorney may bring a civil action against the members of the board of directors of the school district who voted in favor of adopting the policy that may be in violation of a state law, and against the superintendent of the school district, to compel the school district to comply with state law. A member who did not vote in favor of the alleged violation of state law shall not be named as a defendant in the action. 2. If the county attorney is the prevailing party in the civil action instituted pursuant to subsection 1, …
Sponsors
- Doug Campbell (R, 30) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee: Sinclair, Kraayenbrink, and Zimmer. S.J. 190 .
- : Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 167 .
Subjects: school districts, county attorneys, schools, fines, civil procedure, school administrators, school boards
Common questions
- What is SF2149?
- SF2149 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to civil actions against school board members and superintendents for school policies that violate state law.
- What does SF2149 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to civil actions against school board members and superintendents for school policies that violate state law.
- What is the status of SF2149?
- In committee as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee: Sinclair, Kraayenbrink, and Zimmer. S.J. 190 . (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2149?
- Doug Campbell (R, 30).
- Where is the official record for SF2149?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2149&ga=91
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