A bill for an act relating to a required course of instruction regarding human trafficking prevention for persons applying for the initial issuance of certain commercial driver’s licenses, and including applicability provisions.
HF 2598 requires new applicants for Iowa class A, B, or C commercial driver’s licenses to complete a 30-minute human trafficking prevention training course using state-approved materials. The training must cover recognizing, preventing, and reporting human trafficking and be offered in English. The Iowa Department of Transportation will develop and update these materials every three years, collaborating with education and trafficking specialists. The law takes effect on or after March 1, 2027, or when the new licensing system is implemented.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 19, 2026
Signed May 15, 2026
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The bill text was converted from a formal legislative format into a reprinted version that includes committee attribution and page headers. The substantive legal content, including the requirement for CDL applicants to complete human trafficking training and the bill's effective date, remains unchanged.
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No change in the bill's scope or applicability; the text represents the same legislation in a different format.
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Removed the original 'Enrolled' status and replaced it with 'Reprinted' headers, committee names, and page numbering typical of a reissued bill document.
Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2026
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 49
May 2, 2026
D
Democratic15
80% Yea
R
Republican34
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
0
Amendments
2
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.
upper
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0.
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8106 adopted.
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8106 filed.
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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