A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by modifying provisions related to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools; the provision of a false social security number to an employer, prospective employer, or a potential employee; qualifications for employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail; making penalties applicable; and including applicability provisions.
This bill requires Iowa's Board of Educational Examiners and school entities (including school districts, charter schools, and nonpublic schools) to verify the legal work authorization and identity of all education professionals. It mandates that initial license applicants, license renewers, and certain practitioners without renewal requirements must provide federal-approved documents proving work eligibility (like a passport with work permit or EAD card) as a condition of licensing. The verification must follow federal standards under 8 U.S.C. §1324a, with the requirement applying to all applications submitted on or after the bill's effective date. This directly affects educators and school staff seeking or maintaining licenses in Iowa's public and private K-12 education system.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Signed Jun 2, 2026
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The title page was updated to reflect the bill is currently under Senate Committee review on Education, replacing the final 'Enrolled' status.
New metadata headers were inserted to identify the bill as S.F. 2218, include the committee name, and add page numbering for the legislative record.
Final 'Enrolled' status text and previous page references were removed as the bill is no longer in its final form.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 25, 2026
How they voted
46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Feb 25, 2026
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican34
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
18
Committee
11
Amendments
5
Jun 2, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 71, nays 20.
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Conference committee report adopted.
lower
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 37, nays 10.
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report adopted.
upper
Apr 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report filed.
upper
Apr 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate conference committee appointed: Evans, chair; Blake, Gruenhagen, Rozenboom, and Winckler.
upper
Apr 15, 2026
Lower · Passed
House conference committee appointed: Boden, Holt, Madison, Matson, and Thomson, C..
lower
Mar 18, 2026
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-5104.
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 78, nays 16.
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8220 adopted, as amended.
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8221 to amendment H-8220 adopted.
lower
Mar 13, 2026
Introduced
Amendments H-8220 and H-8221 filed.
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 17, nays, 3, excused, 3.
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 12:30PM House Lounge.
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Boden, Levin and Wheeler.
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5030 filed, adopted.
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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