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HOUSE FILE 2102 Passed One Chamber

Prohibiting the use of a language other than English for driver's license examinations

Sponsor   Ann Meyer (R-HD-008) Last action   Subcommittee recommends passage. — March 12, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Passed One Chamber
Passed Both Chambers
Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

19 declarations filed on this bill
● 2 For ● 13 Against ● 4 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 3 related bills
HF 2100 Prohibiting the use of a language other than English for commercial driver's license examinations
Introduced
HF 2101 Prohibiting the use of a language other than English for class C commercial driver's license examinations
Introduced
  • History
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Date Chamber Action
2026-01-15 House Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 114.
2026-01-30 House Subcommittee: Meggers, Behn and Cooling. H.J. 190.
2026-02-03 House Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 8:45AM RM 102.
2026-02-04 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-02-11 House Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 315.
2026-02-11 House Committee vote: Yeas, 13. Nays, 7. Excused, 1. H.J. 315.
2026-02-16 House Placed on calendar. H.J. 315.
2026-02-25 House Amendment H-8049 filed. H.J. 436.
2026-02-26 House Point of order raised on amendment H-8049, ruled not germane. H.J. 458.
2026-02-26 House Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8049, yeas 25, nays 61. H.J. 458.
2026-02-26 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 460.
2026-03-02 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 484.
2026-03-03 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 524.
2026-02-26 House Motion to suspend rules failed. H.J. 459.
2026-02-26 House Passed House, yeas 58, nays 30. H.J. 459.
2026-03-03 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 524.
2026-02-26 House Immediate message. H.J. 460.
2026-03-02 Senate Message from House. S.J. 421.
2026-03-02 Senate Read first time, referred to Transportation. S.J. 421.
2026-03-03 Senate Subcommittee: Pike, Costello, and Winckler. S.J. 456.
2026-03-09 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 8:30AM Room 315.
2026-03-12 Senate Subcommittee recommends passage.

Vote Summaries

Date Chamber Vote Type
Total
By Party
Classification
Yea Nay NV Absent D Yea D Nay R Yea R Nay
2026-02-26 House Floor Passage 58 30 0 12 1 26 57 4 Bipartisan Support and Opposition

Individual Votes

  • H : 2026-02-26

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
D 1 26 6
R 57 4 6
vote_text name party district
Nay J.D. Scholten D HD-001
Yea Robert Henderson R HD-002
Yea Thomas Jeneary R HD-003
Yea Skyler Wheeler R HD-004
Yea Zachary Dieken R HD-005
Yea Megan Hess Jones R HD-006
Yea Wendy Larson R HD-007
Yea Ann Meyer R HD-008
Yea Henry Stone R HD-009
Yea John Wills R HD-010
Yea Craig Williams R HD-011
Yea Steven Holt R HD-012
Yea Travis Sitzmann R HD-013
Yea Jacob Bossman R HD-014
Absent Matt Windschitl R HD-015
Yea David Sieck R HD-016
Yea Devon Wood R HD-017
Yea Tom Moore R HD-018
Yea Brent Siegrist R HD-019
Nay Josh Turek D HD-020
Yea Brooke Boden R HD-021
Yea Samantha Fett R HD-022
Yea Ray Sorensen R HD-023
Yea Sam Wengryn R HD-024
Nay Hans Wilz R HD-025
Yea Austin Harris R HD-026
Nay Kenan Judge D HD-027
Yea David Young R HD-028
Nay Brian Meyer D HD-029
Nay Megan Srinivas D HD-030
Nay Mary Madison D HD-031
Nay Jennifer Konfrst D HD-032
Absent Ruth Ann Gaines D HD-033
Nay Rob Johnson D HD-034
Absent Sean Bagniewski D HD-035
Nay Austin Baeth D HD-036
Yea Barb Kniff McCulla R HD-037
Yea Jon Dunwell R HD-038
Nay Rick Olson D HD-039
Yea Bill Gustoff R HD-040
Absent Ryan Weldon R HD-041
Nay Heather Matson D HD-042
Absent Eddie Andrews R HD-043
Nay Larry McBurney D HD-044
Nay Brian Lohse R HD-045
Yea Dan Gehlbach R HD-046
Yea Carter Nordman R HD-047
Yea Chad Behn R HD-048
Nay Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D HD-049
Nay Ross Wilburn D HD-050
Yea Brett Barker R HD-051
Nay David Blom R HD-052
Yea Dean Fisher R HD-053
Yea Joshua Meggers R HD-054
Absent Shannon Latham R HD-055
Yea Mark Thompson R HD-056
Yea Pat Grassley R HD-057
Yea Charley Thomson R HD-058
Nay Christian Hermanson R HD-059
Yea Jane Bloomingdale R HD-060
Absent Timi Brown-powers D HD-061
Absent Jerome Amos D HD-062
Yea Michael Bergan R HD-063
Yea Jason Gearhart R HD-064
Yea Shannon Lundgren R HD-065
Yea Steven Bradley R HD-066
Yea Craig Johnson R HD-067
Yea Chad Ingels R HD-068
Yea Tom Determann R HD-069
Yea Norlin Mommsen R HD-070
Absent Lindsay James D HD-071
Yea Jennifer Smith R HD-072
Nay Elizabeth Wilson D HD-073
Nay Eric Gjerde D HD-074
Nay Bob Kressig D HD-075
Yea Derek Wulf R HD-076
Nay Jeff Cooling D HD-077
Nay Angel Ramirez D HD-078
Nay Tracy Ehlert D HD-079
Nay Aime Wichtendahl D HD-080
Yea Daniel Gosa D HD-081
Yea Bobby Kaufmann R HD-082
Yea Cindy Golding R HD-083
Yea Thomas Gerhold R HD-084
Absent Amy Nielsen D HD-085
Nay Dave Jacoby D HD-086
Absent Jeff Shipley R HD-087
Yea Helena Hayes R HD-088
Nay Elinor Levin D HD-089
Nay Adam Zabner D HD-090
Yea Judd Lawler R HD-091
Yea Heather Hora R HD-092
Yea Gary Mohr R HD-093
Yea Mike Vondran R HD-094
Yea Taylor Collins R HD-095
Yea Mark Cisneros R HD-096
Nay Ken Croken D HD-097
Nay Monica Kurth D HD-098
Absent Matthew Rinker R HD-099
Yea Blaine Watkins R HD-100
Client Declaration Last Updated
Building Bridges Against Feb 18, 2026
Dubuque For Refugee Children Against Feb 18, 2026
Episcopal Diocese of Iowa Against Mar 4, 2026
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund Against Feb 4, 2026
Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers Against Mar 1, 2026
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence Against Mar 4, 2026
Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church Against Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Insurance Associates Against Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice Against Jan 19, 2026
NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska Against Jan 26, 2026
Presentation Lantern Center Against Feb 4, 2026
Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa Against Feb 13, 2026
Sisters of the Presentation, Dubuque Against Feb 6, 2026
Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps For Jan 15, 2026
VALOR Iowa For Jan 15, 2026
Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance Undecided Feb 27, 2026
Iowa Association of Community College Trustees Undecided Jan 16, 2026
Iowa Dept. of Transportation Undecided Feb 2, 2026
Iowa Motor Truck Association Undecided Jan 27, 2026
Date Time Type Location Description
2026-02-04 08:45 Hearing RM 102 House Transportation Subcommittee
2026-02-11 14:30 Hearing RM 103 House Transportation Committee
2026-03-12 08:30 Hearing Room 315 Senate Transportation Subcommittee