Iowa HouseSF 2426
Relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions
Passed 73–22Crossed party lines
What it does: Requires commercial driver's license applicants to pass a state English proficiency test starting by March 2027, makes driving a commercial vehicle without sufficient English a serious misdemeanor with a $1,000 fine, and fines carriers $10,000 per such driver they use. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Shall the bill pass?
The tally
Yes 73 · No 22 · Not voting 5
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 7 | 22 | 4 |
| Republicans | 66 | 0 | 1 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 7 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Brian MeyerD29Yes
- Dan GosaD81Yes
- Elizabeth WilsonD73Yes
- Kenan JudgeD27Yes
- Lindsay JamesD71Yes
- Rick OlsonD39Yes
- Sean BagniewskiD35Yes
The full roll (100)
Yes 73
- Ann MeyerR8
- Austin HarrisR26
- Barb Kniff McCullaR37
- Bill GustoffR40
- Blaine WatkinsR100
- Bob HendersonR2
- Bobby KaufmannR82
- Brent SiegristR19
- Brett BarkerR51
- Brian LohseR45
- Brian MeyerD29
- Brooke BodenR21
- Bubba SorensenR23
- Carter NordmanR47
- Chad BehnR48
- Chad IngelsR68
- Charley ThomsonR58
- Christian HermansonR59
- Cindy GoldingR83
- Craig JohnsonR67
- Craig WilliamsR11
- Dan GehlbachR46
- Dan GosaD81
- David BlomR52
- David SieckR16
- David YoungR28
- Dean FisherR53
- Derek WulfR76
- Devon WoodR17
- Eddie AndrewsR43
- Elizabeth WilsonD73
- Gary MohrR93
- Hans WilzR25
- Heather HoraR92
- Helena HayesR88
- Henry StoneR9
- Jacob BossmanR14
- Jane BloomingdaleR60
- Jason GearhartR64
- Jeff ShipleyR87
- Jennifer SmithR72
- John WillsR10
- Josh MeggersR54
- Judd LawlerR91
- Kenan JudgeD27
- Lindsay JamesD71
- Mark ThompsonR56
- Matt RinkerR99
- Matt WindschitlR15
- Megan JonesR6
- Michael BerganR63
- Mike VondranR94
- Norlin MommsenR70
- Pat GrassleyR57
- Rick OlsonD39
- Ryan WeldonR41
- Sam WengrynR24
- Samantha FettR22
- Sean BagniewskiD35
- Shannon LathamR55
- Shannon LundgrenR65
- Skyler WheelerR4
- Steve BradleyR66
- Steven HoltR12
- Taylor CollinsR95
- Tom DetermannR69
- Tom GerholdR84
- Tom JenearyR3
- Tom MooreR18
- Travis SitzmannR13
- Wendy LarsonR7
- Zach DiekenR5
- Former memberR
No 22
- Adam ZabnerD90
- Aime WichtendahlD80
- Angel RamirezD78
- Austin BaethD36
- Beth Wessel-KroeschellD49
- Bob KressigD75
- Dave JacobyD86
- Elinor LevinD89
- Eric GjerdeD74
- Heather MatsonD42
- J.D. ScholtenD1
- Jeff CoolingD77
- Jennifer KonfrstD32
- Larry McBurneyD44
- Mary MadisonD31
- Megan SrinivasD30
- Monica KurthD98
- Rob JohnsonD34
- Ross WilburnD50
- Ruth Ann GainesD33
- Timi Brown-PowersD61
- Tracy EhlertD79
Not voting 5
- Amy NielsenD85
- Jerome AmosD62
- Josh TurekD20
- Ken CrokenD97
- Mark CisnerosR96
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.