HF2088 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to fraudulent practices including providing a false social security number to an employer or prospective employer, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 2611 .)

Labor

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: FISHER
Last action: 2026-02-19
Official status: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2611 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to fraudulent practices including providing a false social security number to an employer or prospective employer, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 2611 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to fraudulent practices including providing a false social security number to an employer or prospective employer, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 2611 .)

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Bill History

2026-02-19 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2611 .
2026-02-17 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 323 .
2026-02-17 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 323 .
2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/16/2026 12:45PM House Lounge.
2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Weldon, Cooling and Kniff McCulla. H.J. 277 .
2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 112 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to fraudulent practices including providing a false social security number to an employer or prospective employer, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 2611 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House

File

2088

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2088

BY

FISHER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

fraudulent

practices

including

providing

a

1

false

social

security

number

to

an

employer

or

prospective

2

employer,

and

making

penalties

applicable.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

2088

Section

1.

Section

714.8,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

23.

For

the

purpose

of

retaining

or

3

obtaining

employment,

or

any

other

thing

of

value,

falsely

4

provides

the

employer

or

prospective

employer

with

a

social

5

security

number

that

does

not

belong

to

that

person.

6

EXPLANATION

7

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

8

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

9

This

bill

provides

that

it

is

a

fraudulent

practice

for

a

10

person,

for

the

purpose

of

retaining

or

obtaining

employment,

11

or

any

other

thing

of

value,

to

provide

the

employer

or

12

prospective

employer

with

a

social

security

number

that

does

13

not

belong

to

that

person.

14

Penalties

for

fraudulent

practices

range

from

a

class

“C”

15

felony

to

a

simple

misdemeanor

based

upon

the

amount

of

money

16

or

value

of

property

or

services

involved.

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