Amendment H-8271 to HF 2337
Relating to fraudulent practices involving academic credentials or professional or occupational licenses, and making penalties applicable
Never voted onStrike everything: replaces the whole bill
Filed March 31, 2026 in the House by
In plain words
AI summary This amendment replaces the entire bill to create new crimes for knowingly lying about having an academic degree or a specific professional license to get a job or personal gain. It also classifies lying about an academic degree as a fifth-degree fraudulent practice.1
What it changes
- By striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting: “Section
- Section 714.8, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsections: NEW SUBSECTION . 6A. For the purpose of obtaining employment or other personal gain, knowingly and with intent falsely represents oneself as possessing an academic degree or academic credentials. NEW SUBSECTION . 6B. For the purpose of obtaining employment or other personal gain, knowingly and with intent falsely represents oneself as possessing a professional or occupational license regulated under chapter 272C. Sec.
- Section 714.11, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH . d. A fraudulent practice as set forth in section 714.8, subsection 6B. Sec.
- Section 714.13, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
- Fraudulent practice in the fifth degree is a any of the following: a. A fraudulent practice where for which the amount of money or value of property or services involved does not exceed three hundred dollars. b. A fraudulent practice as set forth in section 714.8, subsection 6A.”
- Title page, line 2, after “credentials” by inserting “or professional or occupational licenses,” -1- HF 2337.3717.S (1) 91 mb 1/ 1