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HF 2246 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to education requirements, including continuing education requirements, for certain licensed professions.

This bill changes continuing education requirements for licensed professionals in Iowa, including healthcare providers and attorneys. It prohibits state boards from requiring continuing education credits unrelated to a professional's specific job, such as unrelated courses. For attorneys, it removes the requirement to graduate from an ABA-accredited law school to take the bar exam. Additionally, it exempts licensed professionals with a master's or doctoral degree who have worked in their field for at least 10 years from most continuing education needs, unless they hold an evaluator endorsement.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action Mar 2, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced → Reprinted · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill was reprinted with updated formatting and a new date stamp indicating it was amended and passed by the House on February 24, 2026. The substantive policy content remains the same, establishing continuing education requirements for licensed professions while allowing electronic completion and creating exemptions for experienced practitioners with advanced degrees. The document also clarifies attorney licensing rules and removes accreditation requirements for law schools.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains unchanged - it applies to licensed professions regulated by the Board of Education or Supreme Court, with no expansion or contraction of applicability.
TECHNICAL

Document formatting changed from line-by-line markup to standard bill reprint format with proper spacing and alignment.

Added date stamp showing the bill was amended and passed by the House on February 24, 2026.

Page numbering and document identifiers updated from LSB 5208HV to HF 2246 with new tracking numbers.

Removed original introduction markup and replaced with standard reprint header format.

Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2026

How they voted

53–37
Passed · 9 other
Total votes 99
Feb 24, 2026
D Democratic32
29 Nay 3
90% Nay
R Republican67
53 Yea 8 Nay 6
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Amendments
2
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee reassigned: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Westrich.
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Schultz, and Staed.
upper
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 53, nays 38.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8025 adopted.
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8025 filed.
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.