---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to a required course of instruction regarding human trafficking prevention for persons applying for the initial issuance of certain commercial driver’s licenses, and including applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to a required course of instruction regarding human trafficking prevention for persons applying for the initial issuance of certain commercial driver’s licenses, and including applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2598"
citation: "Iowa HF 2598 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["commercial vehicles", "driver's licenses", "human trafficking"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-19"
last_action: "2026-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52a7de91-0201-4446-a224-4146ce8c311a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2598&ga=91"
source_hash: "a1be79e05a2e81ba9044eb50f380392f52a4c5939dfc448e15d3ab7884093d9c"
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 2598 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to a required course of instruction regarding human trafficking prevention for persons applying for the initial issuance of certain commercial driver’s licenses, and including applicability provisions.

## 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/91/attachments/HF2598.html)
2. **Amendment H-8106** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8106.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2598.html)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2598.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2598_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2598.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-03-03** Amendment H-8106 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8106 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-05** Message from House.
- **2026-03-05** Read first time, attached to SF 2167. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-05-02** Substituted for SF 2167.
- **2026-05-02** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-02** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-13** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-05-15** 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/52a7de91-0201-4446-a224-4146ce8c311a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).