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

SF 2165: Adopting a state dictionary

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 adopts the Oxford English dictionary as the official state dictionary. The provisions of Code section 1.18 (Iowa English language reaffirmation) do not apply to, among other things, tourism and commerce, public health and safety, language education, and communication by a member of the general assembly or an officer of state government.

Sponsors

Sen. Doug Campbell (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 3, 2026

  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. January 29, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. February 3, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Schultz and Staed

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/SF2165