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SF 416Died when the session ended · February 24, 2025

Adopting a state dictionary

Sponsored by Sen. Doug Campbell (R)

Topics:State government

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 24, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 26, 2025
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the House
  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 Iowa would officially use the Oxford English Dictionary as its state dictionary. This change does not affect how the government handles things like public health, education, or business.1

Read the official explanation

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

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named February 26, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§1.18

How the Code works3

Lobbying

1 for · 0 against · 1 undecided · Who →

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