Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2171: A BILL FOR An Act relating to qualifications for admission to practice law
Status: In committee, February 11, 2026
An Act relating to qualifications for admission to practice law.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to qualifications for admission to practice law.
From the introduced text, February 2, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to qualifications for admission to practice law. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5329XS (2) lh/ns S.F. 2171 Section 1. Section 602.10102, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 602.10102 Qualifications for admission. 1. Every applicant for such admission shall be a person of honesty, integrity, trustworthiness, and truthfulness, and one who appreciates and will adhere to a code of conduct for lawyers as adopted by the supreme court. The applicant shall have actually done one of the following: a. Actually and in good faith pursued a regular course of study of the law and shall have graduated from some reputable law school. b. Worked as an employee of the general assembly with a combined ten years of experience in legislative research or analysis or as a member of the general assembly. 2. The application form shall not contain a recent photograph of the applicant. An applicant shall not be ineligible for registration because of age, citizenship, sex, race, religion, marital status, or national origin, although the application form may require citizenship information. The board may consider the past record of guilty pleas and convictions of public offenses of an applicant. Character references may be required; however, such references shall not be restricted to lawyers. EXPLANATION …
Sponsors
- Amy Sinclair (R, 12) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 3:00PM Room 315.
- : Subcommittee: Webster, Dickey, and Weiner. S.J. 200 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 177 .
Subjects: law schools, labor and employment, supreme court of iowa, attorneys, general assembly, judicial branch
Common questions
- What is SF2171?
- SF2171 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to qualifications for admission to practice law.
- What does SF2171 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to qualifications for admission to practice law.
- What is the status of SF2171?
- In committee as of February 11, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. (February 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2171?
- Amy Sinclair (R, 12).
- Where is the official record for SF2171?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2171&ga=91
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