Legislation / HF 2246

HOUSE FILE 2246 Passed One Chamber

Education requirements, including continuing education requirements, for certain licensed professions

Sponsor   House Higher Education Committee Formerly   HSB 546 Last action   Subcommittee reassigned: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Westrich. S.J. 436. — March 2, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Passed One Chamber
Passed Both Chambers
Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

18 declarations filed on this bill
● 2 For ● 4 Against ● 12 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 3 related bills
HSB 546 Continuing education requirements for licensed professions.(See HF 2246.)
Passed Committee
HF 90 Continuing education requirements for licensed professions
Introduced
Date Chamber Action
2026-01-30 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 189.
2026-02-23 House Amendment H-8025 filed. H.J. 397.
2026-02-24 House Amendment H-8025 adopted. H.J. 408.
2026-02-24 House Passed House, yeas 53, nays 38. H.J. 408.
2026-02-24 House Immediate message. H.J. 412.
2026-02-25 Senate Message from House. S.J. 396.
2026-02-25 Senate Read first time, referred to State Government. S.J. 396.
2026-02-26 Senate Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Staed. S.J. 418.
2026-03-02 Senate Subcommittee reassigned: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Westrich. S.J. 436.

Vote Summaries

Date Chamber Vote Type
Total
By Party
Classification
Yea Nay NV Absent D Yea D Nay R Yea R Nay
2026-02-24 House Floor Passage 53 38 0 9 0 30 53 8 Bipartisan Opposition

Individual Votes

Floor Passage

Party Yea Nay Absent
R 53 8 6
D 0 30 3
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
Nay Megan Hess Jones R HD-006
Yea Wendy Larson R HD-007
Nay 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
Absent Josh Turek D HD-020
Yea Brooke Boden R HD-021
Absent 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
Nay 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
Nay Ruth Ann Gaines D HD-033
Nay Rob Johnson D HD-034
Nay 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
Yea Ryan Weldon R HD-041
Nay Heather Matson D HD-042
Yea 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
Yea 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
Yea Christian Hermanson R HD-059
Nay Jane Bloomingdale R HD-060
Nay Timi Brown-powers D HD-061
Absent Jerome Amos D HD-062
Nay Michael Bergan R HD-063
Yea Jason Gearhart R HD-064
Absent Shannon Lundgren R HD-065
Yea Steven Bradley R HD-066
Yea Craig Johnson R HD-067
Nay 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
Nay Daniel Gosa D HD-081
Yea Bobby Kaufmann R HD-082
Yea Cindy Golding R HD-083
Absent Thomas Gerhold R HD-084
Nay Amy Nielsen D HD-085
Nay Dave Jacoby D HD-086
Yea 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
Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers Against Mar 7, 2026
Iowa Insurance Associates Against Feb 18, 2026
Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants Against Feb 2, 2026
NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska Against Feb 18, 2026
American Physical Therapy Association of Iowa For Feb 2, 2026
Americans For Prosperity For Feb 3, 2026
Iowa Athletic Trainers Society Undecided Feb 2, 2026
Iowa Central Community College Undecided Feb 8, 2026
Iowa Dental Association Undecided Feb 2, 2026
Iowa Environmental Council Undecided Feb 18, 2026
Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court Undecided Feb 2, 2026
Iowa Medical Society Undecided Feb 2, 2026
Iowa State Bar Association Undecided Feb 10, 2026
Iowa State Education Association Undecided Feb 3, 2026
Iowa Veterinary Medical Association Undecided Feb 2, 2026
Rural School Advocates of Iowa Undecided Mar 15, 2026
School Administrators of Iowa Undecided Mar 15, 2026
Urban Education Network of Iowa Undecided Mar 14, 2026
Date Time Type Location Description
2026-03-16 12:00 Hearing Room 315 Senate State Government Subcommittee