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88th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2627: Relating to governmental and regulatory matters including the granting and renewal of licenses, certificates, and registrations, and including effective date provisions

Signed into law

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Cost: up to $329,000

1 million in new license fee revenue. The cost for administering the background checks for the new licenses averaged $329,000. License fee revenue is retained by the professional licensing boards to cover expenses.

Lobbying · 21 for, 9 against

For: Associated Builders & Contractors of Iowa; Governor's Office; Home Builders Association of Iowa; Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); Iowa Association of Nurse Anesthetists; Iowa Athletic Trainers Society; Iowa Bankers Association; Iowa Business Council; Iowa Conservation Alliance; Iowa Cosmetology School Association; Iowa Dept. of Public Health; Iowa Funeral Directors Association; and 9 more

Against: American Council of Engineering Companies; Iowa Alliance For Retired Americans; Iowa Engineering Society; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Good Roads Association; Iowa State Education Association; Iowa Water Well Association; Plumbing Heating & Cooling Contractors of IA; Society of Land Surveyors of Iowa

In plain words

  1. June 3, 2020Filed in the House
  2. June 10, 2020Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. June 12, 2020Passed the House, 62–35
  4. June 13, 2020Arrived in the Senate
  5. June 13, 2020Took the place of SF 2418 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  6. June 13, 2020Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  7. June 13, 2020Passed the Senate, 32–17
  8. June 24, 2020Sent to the Governor
  9. June 25, 2020Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF2627