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SF 2187 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the verification of citizenship and immigration status of persons who apply for or renew a driver’s license or nonoperator’s identification card, and including applicability provisions.

This bill requires Iowa's Department of Transportation to verify the citizenship or immigration status of anyone applying for or renewing a driver's license or identification card who cannot prove U.S. citizenship. The verification must be done using the federal SAVE system or any successor federal system to confirm whether the applicant is lawfully present in the United States. If an applicant cannot prove U.S. citizenship and their lawful status cannot be verified through the federal system, the department is prohibited from issuing or renewing the license or identification card. The law applies to all license applicants and renewals, regardless of their immigration status, ensuring consistent verification procedures for all individuals seeking these documents.
Issues: ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationBill mandates verification of immigration status for driver's licenses, increasing state cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and restricting access to services for undocumented immigrants.95% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons

What changed between versions

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · May 15, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line layout to a standard paragraph format, but the substantive policy content, including the SAVE verification requirements and the 2027 effective date, remained exactly the same. No new laws, rules, or restrictions were added or removed.
Scope change
No change in scope or applicability; the bill's provisions remain identical to the previous version.
TECHNICAL

The text was converted from a vertical, line-separated format to a standard horizontal paragraph layout for readability and official publication.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026

How they voted

41–5
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Feb 25, 2026
D Democratic15
9 Yea 5 Nay 1
60% Yea
R Republican34
32 Yea 2
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
12
Committee
6
Amendments
4
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 38, nays 7.
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-5186.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-5186.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 87, nays 8.
lower
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8230 adopted.
lower
Apr 6, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8294 filed.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced
Committee amendment H-8230 filed.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 18. Nays, 0. Excused, 3.
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Mar 4, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
legislature
Mar 3, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/04/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.
legislature
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Golding, Cooling and Meyer, A.
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 5.
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.