---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 2426"
citation: "Iowa SF 2426 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["commercial vehicles", "common carriers", "driver's licenses", "driving", "english language", "english learners", "motor carriers", "road use tax fund", "transportation department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 15
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-23"
last_action: "2026-05-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2153c9b-1b83-410c-8712-556dd04e886d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2426&ga=91"
source_hash: "e9da4ddeb6424f121f5ca30180b33ee3e219a7fe18d3ec5815e6d3815cccf05d"
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 SF 2426 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, 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/SF2426.html)
2. **Amendment H-8060** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8060.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8061** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8061.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8065** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8065.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8265** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8265.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-8273** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8273.pdf)
7. **Amendment H-8337** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8337.pdf)
8. **Amendment S-5029** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5029.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-5148** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5148.pdf)
10. **Amendment S-5156** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5156.pdf)
11. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF2426.html)
12. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/SF2426.html)
13. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/91/attachments/SF2426.html)
14. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF2426_GovLetter.pdf)
15. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF2426.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **39–5** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-23** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-23** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Fiscal note.
- **2026-02-25** Amendment S-5029 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-25** Message from Senate.
- **2026-02-26** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2026-02-26** Fiscal note.
- **2026-02-26** Amendments H-8060 and H-8061 filed.
- **2026-03-02** Fiscal note.
- **2026-03-02** Amendments H-8065, H-8081 and H-8087 filed.
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-03-25** Amendment H-8265 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-31** Substituted for HF 2700.
- **2026-03-31** Amendments H-8060, H-8081 and H-8087 withdrawn.
- **2026-03-31** Amendment H-8273 to amendment H-8265, yeas 63, nays 28, filed, adopted.
- **2026-03-31** Amendment H-8265 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-31** Amendments H-8061 and H-8065 out of order.
- **2026-03-31** Passed House, yeas 68, nays 24. `passage`
- **2026-03-31** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-31** Message from House, with amendment S-5148.
- **2026-04-01** Fiscal note.
- **2026-04-06** Amendment S-5156 to S-5148 filed.
- **2026-04-08** Amendment S-5156 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-08** Senate concurred with S-5148, as amended.
- **2026-04-08** Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 5. `passage`
- **2026-04-08** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-08** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-08** Senate amendment H-8337 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-15** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8337.
- **2026-04-15** Passed House, yeas 73, nays 22. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-15** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-16** Message from House.
- **2026-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-27** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f2153c9b-1b83-410c-8712-556dd04e886d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).