---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to fraudulent practices involving academic credentials or professional or occupational licenses, and making penalties applicable."
description: "A bill for an act relating to fraudulent practices involving academic credentials or professional or occupational licenses, and making penalties applicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2337"
citation: "Iowa HF 2337 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["education", "felonies", "fraud", "incarceration", "labor and employment"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 11
action_count: 33
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6847f30c-74e8-4999-adb5-217d9a499e54"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2337&ga=91"
source_hash: "a119e6fb6ef7c50c922d18393423ce5370f2a705615451878158d9cf225d832c"
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 2337 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to fraudulent practices involving academic credentials or professional or occupational licenses, and making penalties applicable.

## 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/HF2337.html)
2. **Amendment H-8074** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8074.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8178** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8178.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8216** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8216.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8271** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8271.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5136** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5136.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-5137** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5137.pdf)
8. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2337.html)
9. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2337.html)
10. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2337_GovLetter.pdf)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2337.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-03-02** Amendment H-8074 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-02** Fiscal note.
- **2026-03-09** Amendment H-8178 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-12** Amendment H-8074 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-12** Amendment H-8216 to amendment H-8178 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-12** Amendment H-8178 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-12** Passed House, yeas 90, nays 1. `passage`
- **2026-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-16** Message from House.
- **2026-03-16** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-17** Subcommittee: Taylor, Evans, and Knox.
- **2026-03-17** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/19/2026 10:00AM Room 315.
- **2026-03-18** Fiscal note.
- **2026-03-19** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-24** Amendment S-5136 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-25** Amendment S-5137 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-03-30** Amendment S-5137 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-30** Amendment S-5136 out of order.
- **2026-03-30** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-31** Message from Senate.
- **2026-03-31** Senate amendment H-8271 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-31** Fiscal note.
- **2026-04-01** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8271.
- **2026-04-01** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 3. `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-02** Message from House.
- **2026-04-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-13** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6847f30c-74e8-4999-adb5-217d9a499e54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).