HF2108 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to discipline for nurses unable to speak English proficiently.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: BODEN
Last action: 2026-02-12
Official status: Tabled until future meeting.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to discipline for nurses unable to speak English proficiently.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to discipline for nurses unable to speak English proficiently.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Tabled until future meeting.
2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 8:30AM RM 305.
2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Ingels, Weldon and Wilburn. H.J. 261 .
2026-01-16 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 120 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to discipline for nurses unable to speak English proficiently.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House

File

2108

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2108

BY

BODEN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

discipline

for

nurses

unable

to

speak

1

English

proficiently.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

TLSB

6028YH

(2)

91

ss/ko

H.F.

2108

Section

1.

Section

152.10,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

2

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

h.

Inability

to

speak

English

proficiently.

3

EXPLANATION

4

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

5

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

6

This

bill

allows

the

board

of

nursing

to

suspend

or

revoke

a

7

license

to

practice

nursing

if

the

licensee

is

unable

to

speak

8

English

proficiently.

9

-1-

LSB

6028YH

(2)

91

ss/ko

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