---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the licensure of employers providing interpreting and transliterating services to employees. Effective date: 07/01/2024."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the licensure of employers providing interpreting and transliterating services to employees. Effective date: 07/01/2024."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2232"
citation: "Iowa HF 2232 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["business entities", "health-related professions", "interpreting", "labor and employment", "professional licensure", "sign language", "transliterating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LOHSE"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-31"
last_action: "2024-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29cb541c-6895-456a-a871-bd8d449c8702"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2232&ga=90"
source_hash: "39b69058ba1ebb7ed6e5449677be55065ecb6220b4a83a6decc547360d978903"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 2232 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the licensure of employers providing interpreting and transliterating services to employees. Effective date: 07/01/2024.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF2232.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2232_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2232.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- LOHSE — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-31** Introduced, referred to State Government. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-06** Subcommittee: Dunwell, Collins and Gjerde.
- **2024-02-07** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/08/2024 12:30PM RM 19.
- **2024-02-08** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 2-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-02-22** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 1. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-26** Message from House.
- **2024-02-26** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-27** Subcommittee: Driscoll, Webster, and Winckler.
- **2024-02-28** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2024 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2024-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-02** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-02** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-02** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29cb541c-6895-456a-a871-bd8d449c8702`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).