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SF 427 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to requirements for licensure as a professional land surveyor.

Senate File 427 modifies the requirements for individuals seeking licensure as a professional land surveyor in Iowa. The bill adds a new provision requiring applicants to successfully pass an examination specifically focused on the laws of this state. Additionally, it prohibits the state's engineering and land surveying examining board from issuing temporary licenses to practice as a professional land surveyor. These changes directly affect individuals applying for or seeking to practice as a land surveyor in Iowa.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 3 edits · May 19, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a raw legislative markup to a standard bill format with added explanatory notes and certification signatures. No substantive policy changes were made to the actual legislative content.
TECHNICAL

The document structure was converted from a line-by-line markup format to a standard bill format with numbered sections and explanatory notes.

Added explanatory text clarifying that the bill relates to professional land surveyor licensure requirements and prohibits temporary licenses.

Added certification signatures and bill tracking numbers (TLSB 2514SV, LSB 2514SV) that were not present in the original markup.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 11, 2025 · House Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

46–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Mar 11, 2025
D Democratic16
14 Yea 2
87% Yea
R Republican33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
9
Committee
6
May 19, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 19, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/24/2025 12:30PM House Lounge 2.
legislature
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Mommsen, Hermanson and Kurth.
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.