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type: "Bill"
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title: "A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions."
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description: "A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
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legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
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session: "2025-2026"
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identifier: "SF 2426"
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citation: "Iowa SF 2426 (2025-2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["commercial vehicles", "common carriers", "driver's licenses", "driving", "english language", "english learners", "motor carriers", "road use tax fund", "transportation department"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 15
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action_count: 38
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-02-23"
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last_action: "2026-05-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2153c9b-1b83-410c-8712-556dd04e886d"
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source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2426&ga=91"
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source_hash: "e9da4ddeb6424f121f5ca30180b33ee3e219a7fe18d3ec5815e6d3815cccf05d"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
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---
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# 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.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF2426.html)
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2. **Amendment H-8060** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8060.pdf)
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3. **Amendment H-8061** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8061.pdf)
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4. **Amendment H-8065** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8065.pdf)
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5. **Amendment H-8265** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8265.pdf)
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6. **Amendment H-8273** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8273.pdf)
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7. **Amendment H-8337** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8337.pdf)
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8. **Amendment S-5029** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5029.pdf)
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9. **Amendment S-5148** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5148.pdf)
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10. **Amendment S-5156** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5156.pdf)
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11. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF2426.html)
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12. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/SF2426.html)
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13. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/91/attachments/SF2426.html)
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14. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF2426_GovLetter.pdf)
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15. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF2426.html)
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## Votes
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- Shall the bill pass? — **39–5** (pass) · upper
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- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION — primary (organization)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-23** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
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- **2026-02-23** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
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- **2026-02-25** Fiscal note.
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- **2026-02-25** Amendment S-5029 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
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- **2026-02-25** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
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- **2026-02-25** Immediate message.
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- **2026-02-25** Message from Senate.
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- **2026-02-26** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
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- **2026-02-26** Fiscal note.
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- **2026-02-26** Amendments H-8060 and H-8061 filed.
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- **2026-03-02** Fiscal note.
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- **2026-03-02** Amendments H-8065, H-8081 and H-8087 filed.
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- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
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- **2026-03-25** Amendment H-8265 filed. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-03-31** Substituted for HF 2700.
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- **2026-03-31** Amendments H-8060, H-8081 and H-8087 withdrawn.
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- **2026-03-31** Amendment H-8273 to amendment H-8265, yeas 63, nays 28, filed, adopted.
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- **2026-03-31** Amendment H-8265 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Amendments H-8061 and H-8065 out of order.
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- **2026-03-31** Passed House, yeas 68, nays 24. `passage`
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- **2026-03-31** Immediate message.
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- **2026-03-31** Message from House, with amendment S-5148.
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- **2026-04-01** Fiscal note.
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- **2026-04-06** Amendment S-5156 to S-5148 filed.
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- **2026-04-08** Amendment S-5156 adopted. `amendment-passage`
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- **2026-04-08** Senate concurred with S-5148, as amended.
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- **2026-04-08** Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 5. `passage`
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- **2026-04-08** Immediate message.
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- **2026-04-08** Message from Senate.
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- **2026-04-08** Senate amendment H-8337 filed. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2026-04-15** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8337.
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- **2026-04-15** Passed House, yeas 73, nays 22. `passage`
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- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
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- **2026-04-15** Immediate message.
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- **2026-04-16** Message from House.
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- **2026-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
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- **2026-05-02** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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- **2026-05-27** Fiscal note.
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## Source
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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).
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