Bill Commons

IA SF 2218

enacted

A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by modifying provisions related to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools; the provision of a false social security number to an employer, prospective employer, or a potential employee; qualifications for employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail; making penalties applicable; and including applicability provisions.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did IA SF 2218 pass?

Yes. IA SF 2218 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-02): Signed by Governor.

What is IA SF 2218 about?

IA SF 2218 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by modifying provisions related to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools; the provision of a false social security number to an employer, prospective employer, or a potential employee; qualifications for employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail; making penalties applicable; and including applicability provisions.”.

Who sponsors IA SF 2218?

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION is the primary sponsor of IA SF 2218.

Introduced
2026-02-05
Latest action
2026-06-02 — Signed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATIONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-02

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-05-28

    Fiscal note.

  3. 2026-05-18

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.

  4. 2026-04-29

    Message from House.

  5. 2026-04-29

    Immediate message.

  6. 2026-04-29

    Passed House, yeas 71, nays 20.

    passage

  7. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee report adopted.

  8. 2026-04-29

    Message from Senate.

  9. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee report filed.

  10. 2026-04-28

    Immediate message.

  11. 2026-04-28

    Passed Senate, yeas 37, nays 10.

    passage

  12. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee report adopted.

  13. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee report filed.

  14. 2026-04-16

    Message from Senate.

  15. 2026-04-16

    Immediate message.

  16. 2026-04-16

    Senate conference committee appointed: Evans, chair; Blake, Gruenhagen, Rozenboom, and Winckler.

  17. 2026-04-16

    Message from House.

  18. 2026-04-15

    Immediate message.

  19. 2026-04-15

    House conference committee appointed: Boden, Holt, Madison, Matson, and Thomson, C..

  20. 2026-04-15

    House insisted.

  21. 2026-04-01

    Message from Senate.

  22. 2026-03-31

    Immediate message.

  23. 2026-03-31

    Senate refused to concur with S-5104.

  24. 2026-03-19

    Fiscal note.

  25. 2026-03-18

    Message from House, with amendment S-5104.

  26. 2026-03-17

    Immediate message.

  27. 2026-03-17

    Passed House, yeas 78, nays 16.

    passage

  28. 2026-03-17

    Amendment H-8220 adopted, as amended.

    amendment-passage

  29. 2026-03-17

    Amendment H-8221 to amendment H-8220 adopted.

    amendment-passage

  30. 2026-03-13

    Amendments H-8220 and H-8221 filed.

  31. 2026-03-13

    Placed on calendar.

  32. 2026-03-11

    Committee vote: Yeas, 17, nays, 3, excused, 3.

  33. 2026-03-11

    Committee report, recommending passage.

    committee-passage

  34. 2026-03-10

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2026-03-05

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 12:30PM House Lounge.

  36. 2026-03-05

    Subcommittee: Boden, Levin and Wheeler.

  37. 2026-02-25

    Read first time, referred to Education.

    reading-1

  38. 2026-02-25

    Message from Senate.

  39. 2026-02-25

    Immediate message.

  40. 2026-02-25

    Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.

    passage

  41. 2026-02-25

    Amendment S-5030 filed, adopted.

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  42. 2026-02-05

    Committee report, approving bill.

    committee-passage

  43. 2026-02-05

    Introduced, placed on calendar.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2026-02-25 · pass · 47-0

    Member-level votes (51)
    • Alons: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Bisignano: yes
    • Blake: yes
    • Bousselot: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Costello: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • Dickey: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • Dotzler: yes
    • Drey: yes
    • Driscoll: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Gruenhagen: yes
    • Guth: yes
    • Hardman: yes
    • Klimesh: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Koelker: yes
    • Kraayenbrink: yes
    • Lofgren: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • Petersen: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Quirmbach: yes
    • Reichman: yes
    • Rozenboom: yes
    • Salmon: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sinclair: yes
    • Sires: yes
    • Staed: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Townsend: yes
    • Trone: yes
    • Garriott: yes
    • Warme: yes
    • Webster: yes
    • Weiner: yes
    • Westrich: yes
    • Whitver: yes
    • Winckler: yes
    • Zimmer: yes
    • Zumbach: yes
    • Garrett: absent
    • Rowley: absent
    • Wahls: absent

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2026-04-28 · pass · 37-10

    Member-level votes (51)
    • Alons: yes
    • Blake: yes
    • Bousselot: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Costello: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • Dickey: yes
    • Donahue: yes
    • Drey: yes
    • Driscoll: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Gruenhagen: yes
    • Guth: yes
    • Klimesh: yes
    • Koelker: yes
    • Kraayenbrink: yes
    • Lofgren: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Reichman: yes
    • Rozenboom: yes
    • Salmon: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sinclair: yes
    • Sires: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Townsend: yes
    • Trone: yes
    • Garriott: yes
    • Warme: yes
    • Webster: yes
    • Westrich: yes
    • Whitver: yes
    • Zimmer: yes
    • Zumbach: yes
    • Bennett: no
    • Bisignano: no
    • Dotzler: no
    • Hardman: no
    • Knox: no
    • Petersen: no
    • Quirmbach: no
    • Staed: no
    • Weiner: no
    • Winckler: no
    • Garrett: absent
    • Rowley: absent
    • Wahls: absent

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2218&ga=91

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