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HF 90Died when the session ended · January 17, 2025

Relating to continuing education requirements for licensed professions

Sponsored by Rep. Brooke Boden (R), Rep. Mark Cisneros (R), Rep. Samantha Fett (R), Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Bill Gustoff (R), Rep. Bob Henderson (R), Rep. Steven C. Holt (R), Rep. Craig P. Johnson (R), Rep. Henry Stone (R), Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R)

Topics:State governmentProfessional licensing

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 17, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2025
  3. Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Professional boards and the supreme court cannot require people to take classes that aren't directly related to their jobs. This rule applies to licensed professionals like teachers and lawyers. It ensures that the extra training they must complete stays focused on their specific work.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to continuing education requirements for licensed professions, including those licensed by the board of education or the supreme court. The bill prohibits boards from adopting rules for continuing education requirements that require a licensee to obtain continuing education credits that are not directly related to the practice of the licensed profession. The bill also requires the supreme court to adopt or amend court rules for the continuing education of attorneys that do not include any requirements that are not directly related to the practice of law.

Full bill text2

House subcommittee

Named January 30, 2025. Meeting: Thursday, February 6 · 8:00 AM · House Lounge (Cancelled).

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§256.146§272C.2

How the Code works3

Lobbying

3 for · 2 against · 19 undecided · Who →

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