IowaSF 242691st General Assembly (2025–2026)Senate

A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2173.) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 290 • No: 79

House vote 4/15/2026

Passed House

Yes: 73 • No: 22

Senate vote 4/8/2026

Passed Senate

Yes: 39 • No: 5

House vote 3/31/2026

Passed House

Yes: 68 • No: 24

legislature vote 3/31/2026

Amendment H-8273 to amendment H-8265

Yes: 63 • No: 28

Senate vote 2/25/2026

Passed Senate

Yes: 47 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Message from House.

    4/16/2026House
  2. Immediate message.

    4/15/2026legislature
  3. Passed House, yeas 73, nays 22.

    4/15/2026House
  4. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8337.

    4/15/2026Senate
  5. Senate amendment H-8337 filed.

    4/8/2026Senate
  6. Message from Senate.

    4/8/2026Senate
  7. Immediate message.

    4/8/2026legislature
  8. Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 5.

    4/8/2026Senate
  9. Senate concurred with S-5148, as amended.

    4/8/2026Senate
  10. Amendment S-5156 adopted.

    4/8/2026legislature
  11. Amendment S-5156 to S-5148 filed.

    4/6/2026legislature
  12. Fiscal note.

    4/1/2026legislature
  13. Message from House, with amendment S-5148.

    3/31/2026House
  14. Immediate message.

    3/31/2026legislature
  15. Passed House, yeas 68, nays 24.

    3/31/2026House
  16. Amendments H-8061 and H-8065 out of order.

    3/31/2026legislature
  17. Amendment H-8265 adopted, as amended.

    3/31/2026legislature
  18. Amendment H-8273 to amendment H-8265, yeas 63, nays 28, filed, adopted.

    3/31/2026legislature
  19. Amendments H-8060, H-8081 and H-8087 withdrawn.

    3/31/2026legislature
  20. Substituted for HF 2700.

    3/31/2026legislature
  21. Amendment H-8265 filed.

    3/25/2026legislature
  22. Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

    3/19/2026legislature
  23. Amendments H-8065, H-8081 and H-8087 filed.

    3/2/2026legislature
  24. Fiscal note.

    3/2/2026legislature
  25. Amendments H-8060 and H-8061 filed.

    2/26/2026legislature

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