HF2091 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to fraudulent practices involving academic credentials and providing penalties.(See HF 2337 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: FISHER
Last action: 2026-03-16
Official status: Withdrawn. H.J. 672 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to fraudulent practices involving academic credentials and providing penalties.(See HF 2337 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to fraudulent practices involving academic credentials and providing penalties.(See HF 2337 .)

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Bill History

2026-03-16 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. H.J. 672 .
2026-02-06 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2337 .
2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 6. Excused, 0. H.J. 218 .
2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 217 .
2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 1:30PM House Lounge.
2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Behn, Bradley and Madison. H.J. 139 .
2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 113 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to fraudulent practices involving academic credentials and providing penalties.(See HF 2337 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House

File

2091

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2091

BY

FISHER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

fraudulent

practices

involving

academic

1

credentials

and

providing

penalties.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

2091

Section

1.

Section

714.8,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

6A.

For

the

purpose

of

obtaining

employment

3

or

other

personal

gain,

falsely

represents

oneself

as

4

possessing

an

academic

degree

or

academic

credentials.

5

Sec.

2.

Section

714.10,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

6

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

7

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

c.

A

fraudulent

practice

as

set

forth

in

8

section

714.8,

subsection

6A.

9

EXPLANATION

10

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

11

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

12

This

bill

relates

to

fraudulent

practices

involving

academic

13

credentials.

14

The

bill

provides

that

a

person

who

falsely

represents

15

oneself

as

possessing

an

academic

degree

or

academic

16

credentials

for

the

purpose

of

obtaining

employment

or

other

17

personal

gain

is

guilty

of

a

fraudulent

practice

in

the

second

18

degree.

A

fraudulent

practice

in

the

second

degree

is

a

class

19

“D”

felony.

A

class

“D”

felony

is

punishable

by

confinement

20

for

no

more

than

five

years

and

a

fine

of

at

least

$1,025

but

21

not

more

than

$10,245.

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