SF2165 • 2026

A bill for an act adopting a state dictionary.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: CAMPBELL
Last action: 2026-02-03
Official status: Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Staed. S.J. 191 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act adopting a state dictionary.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act adopting a state dictionary.

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Bill History

2026-02-03 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Staed. S.J. 191 .
2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to State Government. S.J. 170 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act adopting a state dictionary.

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2165

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2165

BY

CAMPBELL

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

adopting

a

state

dictionary.

1

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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S.F.

2165

Section

1.

Section

1.18,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

1

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

2A.

The

Oxford

English

dictionary

is

hereby

3

adopted

as

the

official

dictionary

of

the

state

of

Iowa.

4

EXPLANATION

5

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

6

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

7

This

bill

adopts

the

Oxford

English

dictionary

as

the

8

official

state

dictionary.

9

The

provisions

of

Code

section

1.18

(Iowa

English

language

10

reaffirmation)

do

not

apply

to,

among

other

things,

tourism

and

11

commerce,

public

health

and

safety,

language

education,

and

12

communication

by

a

member

of

the

general

assembly

or

an

officer

13

of

state

government.

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