HF2102 • 2026

A bill for an act prohibiting the use of a language other than English for driver’s license examinations.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: A. MEYER
Last action: 2026-03-12
Official status: Subcommittee recommends passage.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act prohibiting the use of a language other than English for driver’s license examinations.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act prohibiting the use of a language other than English for driver’s license examinations.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-03-12 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 8:30AM Room 315.
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Pike, Costello, and Winckler. S.J. 456 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Explanation of vote. H.J. 524 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Explanation of vote. H.J. 524 .
2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, referred to Transportation. S.J. 421 .
2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 421 .
2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
Explanation of vote. H.J. 484 .
2026-02-26 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 460 .
2026-02-26 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 58, nays 30. H.J. 459 .
2026-02-26 Iowa Legislature
Motion to suspend rules failed. H.J. 459 .
2026-02-26 Iowa Legislature
Explanation of vote. H.J. 460 .
2026-02-26 Iowa Legislature
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8049 , yeas 25, nays 61. H.J. 458 .
2026-02-26 Iowa Legislature
Point of order raised on amendment H-8049 , ruled not germane. H.J. 458 .
2026-02-25 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8049 filed. H.J. 436 .
2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar. H.J. 315 .
2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 13. Nays, 7. Excused, 1. H.J. 315 .
2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 315 .
2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-02-03 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 8:45AM RM 102.
2026-01-30 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Meggers, Behn and Cooling. H.J. 190 .
2026-01-15 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Transportation. H.J. 114 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act prohibiting the use of a language other than English for driver’s license examinations.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House

File

2102

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2102

BY

A.

MEYER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

prohibiting

the

use

of

a

language

other

than

English

for

1

driver’s

license

examinations.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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2102

Section

1.

Section

1.18,

subsection

5,

paragraph

i,

Code

1

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

i.

Any

oral

or

written

communications

,

examinations,

or

3

publications

,

other

than

examinations,

produced

or

utilized

4

by

a

driver’s

license

station,

provided

public

safety

is

not

5

jeopardized.

6

Sec.

2.

Section

321.187,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

7

to

read

as

follows:

8

1.

The

department

shall

examine

applicants

for

driver’s

9

licenses.

The

department,

a

third-party

test

examiner,

or

a

10

third-party

tester

shall

not

use

a

language

other

than

English

11

to

examine

an

applicant

for

a

driver’s

license.

Examiners

of

12

the

department

shall

wear

an

identifying

badge

and

uniform

13

provided

by

the

department.

14

EXPLANATION

15

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

16

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

17

Under

current

law,

the

English

language

is

the

official

18

language

of

the

state

of

Iowa.

All

official

documents,

19

regulations,

orders,

transactions,

proceedings,

programs,

20

meetings,

publications,

or

actions

taken

or

issued,

which

are

21

conducted

or

regulated

by,

or

on

behalf

of,

or

representing

22

Iowa

and

all

of

its

political

subdivisions

are

required

to

be

23

in

the

English

language.

However,

there

are

exceptions

to

24

this

requirement,

including

communications,

examinations,

and

25

publications

produced

or

utilized

by

driver’s

license

stations.

26

This

bill

strikes

driver’s

license

examinations

from

27

the

exception.

The

bill

also

prohibits

the

department

of

28

transportation

or

designated

third

parties

from

using

a

29

language

other

than

English

to

examine

an

applicant

for

a

30

driver’s

license.

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