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IA SF 2426

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A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did IA SF 2426 pass?

Yes. IA SF 2426 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-27): Fiscal note.

What is IA SF 2426 about?

IA SF 2426 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions.”.

Who sponsors IA SF 2426?

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION is the primary sponsor of IA SF 2426.

Introduced
2026-02-23
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Fiscal note.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATIONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-27

    Fiscal note.

  2. 2026-05-02

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

  3. 2026-05-02

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

  4. 2026-05-02

    Explanation of vote.

  5. 2026-04-16

    Message from House.

  6. 2026-04-15

    Immediate message.

  7. 2026-04-15

    Passed House, yeas 73, nays 22.

    passage

  8. 2026-04-15

    House concurred in Senate amendment H-8337.

  9. 2026-04-08

    Senate amendment H-8337 filed.

    amendment-introduction

  10. 2026-04-08

    Message from Senate.

  11. 2026-04-08

    Immediate message.

  12. 2026-04-08

    Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 5.

    passage

  13. 2026-04-08

    Senate concurred with S-5148, as amended.

  14. 2026-04-08

    Amendment S-5156 adopted.

    amendment-passage

  15. 2026-04-06

    Amendment S-5156 to S-5148 filed.

  16. 2026-04-01

    Fiscal note.

  17. 2026-03-31

    Message from House, with amendment S-5148.

  18. 2026-03-31

    Immediate message.

  19. 2026-03-31

    Passed House, yeas 68, nays 24.

    passage

  20. 2026-03-31

    Amendments H-8061 and H-8065 out of order.

  21. 2026-03-31

    Amendment H-8265 adopted, as amended.

    amendment-passage

  22. 2026-03-31

    Amendment H-8273 to amendment H-8265, yeas 63, nays 28, filed, adopted.

  23. 2026-03-31

    Amendments H-8060, H-8081 and H-8087 withdrawn.

  24. 2026-03-31

    Substituted for HF 2700.

  25. 2026-03-25

    Amendment H-8265 filed.

    amendment-introduction

  26. 2026-03-19

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  27. 2026-03-02

    Amendments H-8065, H-8081 and H-8087 filed.

  28. 2026-03-02

    Fiscal note.

  29. 2026-02-26

    Amendments H-8060 and H-8061 filed.

  30. 2026-02-26

    Fiscal note.

  31. 2026-02-26

    Read first time, passed on file.

    reading-1

  32. 2026-02-25

    Message from Senate.

  33. 2026-02-25

    Immediate message.

  34. 2026-02-25

    Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.

    passage

  35. 2026-02-25

    Amendment S-5029 filed, adopted.

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  36. 2026-02-25

    Fiscal note.

  37. 2026-02-23

    Committee report, approving bill.

    committee-passage

  38. 2026-02-23

    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?

    2026-04-08 · pass · 39-5

    Member-level votes (51)
    • Alons: 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
    • Klimesh: yes
    • Knox: yes
    • Koelker: yes
    • Kraayenbrink: yes
    • Lofgren: yes
    • McClintock: yes
    • Petersen: yes
    • Pike: yes
    • Reichman: yes
    • Rozenboom: yes
    • Salmon: yes
    • Schultz: yes
    • Shipley: yes
    • Sires: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Trone: yes
    • Garriott: yes
    • Warme: yes
    • Webster: yes
    • Westrich: yes
    • Whitver: yes
    • Winckler: yes
    • Zimmer: yes
    • Zumbach: yes
    • Bennett: no
    • Hardman: no
    • Quirmbach: no
    • Staed: no
    • Weiner: no
    • Bisignano: absent
    • Garrett: absent
    • Rowley: absent
    • Sinclair: absent
    • Townsend: absent
    • Wahls: absent

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2426&ga=91

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