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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2608: Relating to qualifications for certain rights and privileges prescribed by the state, including state employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail, and making penalties applicable

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to qualifications for certain rights and privileges prescribed by this state, including state employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail. DIVISION I —— IMMIGRATION STATUS —— STATE EMPLOYMENT AND LICENSURE. citizenship and immigration services to confirm the employment eligibility of newly hired employees. citizenship and immigration services (SAVE program), the United States citizenship and immigration status of individuals who have applied for a professional license in this state.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

State agencies and the BOR are required by EO15 to use E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of newly hired employees. The Executive Order also requires State agencies to use the SAVE clearinghouse. Figure 1 shows the estimated FY 2026 costs and the e…

House subcommittee · named February 4, 2026

  • Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Samantha Fett (R) · samantha.fett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Angel Ramirez (D) · angel.ramirez@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 13 against

For: Cicero Action; Foundation for Government Accountability Action; Governor's Office; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps; VALOR Iowa

Against: AFSCME Council 61; Bitches Get Stuff Done; Building Bridges; Dubuque For Refugee Children; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa; Presentation Lantern Center; Sisters of St. Francis, Dubuque, Iowa; and 1 more

In plain words

  1. February 4, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee · as HSB 663
  2. February 4, 2026House subcommittee named: Thomson, C., Fett and Ramirez · as HSB 663
  3. February 10, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 663
  4. February 17, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 663
  5. February 17, 2026Committee vote: 15–5 · as HSB 663
  6. February 19, 2026Filed in the House
  7. February 19, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2608 · as HSB 663
  8. March 3, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/91/HF2608