HF2513 • 2026

A bill for an act prohibiting institutions of higher education from entering into employment contracts with citizens of federally designated foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism holding certain visas. (Formerly HSB 536 .)

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
Last action: 2026-03-26
Official status: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 658 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act prohibiting institutions of higher education from entering into employment contracts with citizens of federally designated foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism holding certain visas. (Formerly HSB 536 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act prohibiting institutions of higher education from entering into employment contracts with citizens of federally designated foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism holding certain visas.
(Formerly HSB 536 .)

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Bill History

2026-03-26 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 658 .
2026-03-11 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar.
2026-03-11 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 556 .
2026-03-11 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 8:00AM Senate Lounge.
2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Pike, Dickey, and Townsend. S.J. 509 .
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, referred to Workforce. S.J. 461 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 461 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 523 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 68, nays 27. H.J. 513 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8027 , yeas, 29, nays, 66, lost. H.J. 512 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8026 , yeas, 29, nays, 65, lost. H.J. 511 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8095 adopted. H.J. 511 .
2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8095 filed. H.J. 486 .
2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8027 filed. H.J. 397 .
2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8026 filed. H.J. 397 .
2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 301 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act prohibiting institutions of higher education from entering into employment contracts with citizens of federally designated foreign adversaries and state sponsors of terrorism holding certain visas. (Formerly HSB 536 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2513

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Reprinted

HOUSE

FILE

2513

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

HIGHER

EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

536)

(As

Amended

and

Passed

by

the

House

March

3,

2026

)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

prohibiting

institutions

of

higher

education

from

1

entering

into

employment

contracts

with

citizens

of

2

federally

designated

foreign

adversaries

and

state

sponsors

3

of

terrorism

holding

certain

visas.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

5

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2513

Section

1.

Section

260C.14,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

27.

Adopt

a

policy

prohibiting

the

3

community

college

from

entering

into

an

employment

contract

on

4

or

after

July

1,

2026,

with

an

individual

who

is

a

holder

of

a

5

valid

federal

H-1B

visa

and

who

is

also

a

citizen

of

a

nation

6

designated

as

a

foreign

adversary

by

regulation

of

the

United

7

States

secretary

of

commerce

or

designated

as

a

state

sponsor

8

of

terrorism

by

the

United

States

secretary

of

state.

9

Sec.

2.

NEW

SECTION

.

261M.1

Definition.

10

As

used

in

this

chapter,

“institution

of

higher

education”

11

means

a

college

or

university

located

in

this

state

that

12

provides

a

postsecondary

course

of

instruction

to

students

13

in

this

state

that

leads

to

a

degree.

“Institution

of

higher

14

education”

does

not

include

an

institution

governed

by

the

state

15

board

of

regents

or

a

community

college.

16

Sec.

3.

NEW

SECTION

.

261M.2

Employment

of

certain

visa

17

holders

prohibited.

18

An

institution

of

higher

education

shall

not

enter

into

19

an

employment

contract

on

or

after

July

1,

2026,

with

an

20

individual

who

is

a

holder

of

a

valid

federal

H-1B

visa

and

who

21

is

also

a

citizen

of

a

nation

designated

as

a

foreign

adversary

22

by

regulation

of

the

United

States

secretary

of

commerce

or

23

designated

as

a

state

sponsor

of

terrorism

by

the

United

States

24

secretary

of

state.

25

Sec.

4.

Section

262.9,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

26

following

new

subsection:

27

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

43.

Adopt

a

policy

prohibiting

an

28

institution

of

higher

education

under

its

control

from

entering

29

into

an

employment

contract

on

or

after

July

1,

2026,

with

an

30

individual

who

is

a

holder

of

a

valid

federal

H-1B

visa

and

who

31

is

also

a

citizen

of

a

nation

designated

as

a

foreign

adversary

32

by

regulation

of

the

United

States

secretary

of

commerce

or

33

designated

as

a

state

sponsor

of

terrorism

by

the

United

States

34

secretary

of

state.

35

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