Bills / 2025–2026 session / SF 2218Other education SF 2218
Requires E-Verify work checks and bars false Social Security numbers The bill requires schools, state agencies, cities and licensing boards to check new hires' work eligibility through federal systems, and sets penalties for employers who knowingly hire workers using false Social Security numbers. It also adds citizenship checks for voter registration and professional licenses, and changes bail rules for some defendants.
Official title A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by modifying provisions related to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools; the provision of a false social security number to an employer, prospective employer, or a potential employee; qualifications for employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail; making penalties applicable; and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3015.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.
5 of 5 Where it stands Introduced Committee Senate House Governor Last action, Jun 2: Signed by Governor. S.J. 1030.
Votes House: Shall the bill pass? Apr 29 · 71–20, 9 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): No Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): No Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): No Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): No Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): No Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): No Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): No Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): No Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): No Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): No Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): No Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): No Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): No Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): No Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): No Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): No Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): No Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): No Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): Absent Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Absent Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Absent Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): Yes Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): Yes Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Yes Rep. David Young (R, District 28): Yes Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Yes Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): Yes Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): Yes Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Yes Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): Yes Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): Yes Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Yes Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): No Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): No Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Absent Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Absent Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Absent Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Absent ← Democrats10 yes, 18 no, 5 not voting Republicans → 61 yes, 2 no, 4 not voting Senate: Shall the bill pass? Apr 28 · 37–10, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): No Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): No Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): No Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): No Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): No Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): No Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): No Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): No Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): No Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): No Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats6 yes, 10 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 31 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting House: Shall the bill pass? Mar 17 · 78–16, 6 not voting · Passed › Rep. Adam Zabner (D, District 90): Yes Rep. Austin Baeth (D, District 36): Yes Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Dave Jacoby (D, District 86): Yes Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D, District 73): Yes Rep. Eric Gjerde (D, District 74): Yes Rep. J.D. Scholten (D, District 1): Yes Rep. Ken Croken (D, District 97): Yes Rep. Kenan Judge (D, District 27): Yes Rep. Larry McBurney (D, District 44): Yes Rep. Megan Srinivas (D, District 30): Yes Rep. Rick Olson (D, District 39): Yes Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D, District 35): Yes Rep. Aime Wichtendahl (D, District 80): No Rep. Amy Nielsen (D, District 85): No Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): No Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D, District 49): No Rep. Bob Kressig (D, District 75): No Rep. Brian Meyer (D, District 29): No Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): No Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): No Rep. Jeff Cooling (D, District 77): No Rep. Jennifer Konfrst (D, District 32): No Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): No Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): No Rep. Rob Johnson (D, District 34): No Rep. Ross Wilburn (D, District 50): No Rep. Timi Brown-Powers (D, District 61): No Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): No Rep. Jerome Amos (D, District 62): Absent Rep. Josh Turek (D, District 20): Absent Rep. Lindsay James (D, District 71): Absent Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines (D, District 33): Absent Rep. Ann Meyer (R, District 8): Yes Rep. Austin Harris (R, District 26): Yes Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bill Gustoff (R, District 40): Yes Rep. Blaine Watkins (R, District 100): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R, District 82): Yes Rep. Brent Siegrist (R, District 19): Yes Rep. Brett Barker (R, District 51): Yes Rep. Brian Lohse (R, District 45): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Bubba Sorensen (R, District 23): Yes Rep. Carter Nordman (R, District 47): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Charley Thomson (R, District 58): Yes Rep. Christian Hermanson (R, District 59): Yes Rep. Cindy Golding (R, District 83): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Craig Williams (R, District 11): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. David Blom (R, District 52): Yes Rep. David Sieck (R, District 16): Yes Rep. David Young (R, District 28): Yes Rep. Dean Fisher (R, District 53): Yes Rep. Derek Wulf (R, District 76): Yes Rep. Devon Wood (R, District 17): Yes Rep. Eddie Andrews (R, District 43): Yes Rep. Gary Mohr (R, District 93): Yes Rep. Hans Wilz (R, District 25): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Jacob Bossman (R, District 14): Yes Rep. Jane Bloomingdale (R, District 60): Yes Rep. Jason Gearhart (R, District 64): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Yes Rep. Jennifer Smith (R, District 72): Yes Rep. John Wills (R, District 10): Yes Rep. Jon Dunwell (R, District 38): Yes Rep. Josh Meggers (R, District 54): Yes Rep. Judd Lawler (R, District 91): Yes Rep. Mark Cisneros (R, District 96): Yes Rep. Mark Thompson (R, District 56): Yes Rep. Matt Rinker (R, District 99): Yes Rep. Megan Jones (R, District 6): Yes Rep. Michael Bergan (R, District 63): Yes Rep. Mike Vondran (R, District 94): Yes Rep. Norlin Mommsen (R, District 70): Yes Rep. Pat Grassley (R, District 57): Yes Rep. Ryan Weldon (R, District 41): Yes Rep. Sam Wengryn (R, District 24): Yes Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Yes Rep. Shannon Latham (R, District 55): Yes Rep. Shannon Lundgren (R, District 65): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Steven Holt (R, District 12): Yes Rep. Taylor Collins (R, District 95): Yes Rep. Tom Determann (R, District 69): Yes Rep. Tom Jeneary (R, District 3): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Travis Sitzmann (R, District 13): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Zach Dieken (R, District 5): Yes Rep. Matt Windschitl (R, District 15): Absent Rep. Tom Gerhold (R, District 84): Absent ← Democrats13 yes, 16 no, 4 not voting Republicans → 65 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting House: House Committee On Education Report Mar 13 · 17–3, 3 not voting · Passed › Rep. Dan Gosa (D, District 81): Yes Rep. Heather Matson (D, District 42): Yes Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D, District 79): Yes Rep. Elinor Levin (D, District 89): No Rep. Mary Madison (D, District 31): No Rep. Monica Kurth (D, District 98): No Rep. Angel Ramirez (D, District 78): Absent Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R, District 37): Yes Rep. Bob Henderson (R, District 2): Yes Rep. Brooke Boden (R, District 21): Yes Rep. Chad Behn (R, District 48): Yes Rep. Chad Ingels (R, District 68): Yes Rep. Craig Johnson (R, District 67): Yes Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R, District 46): Yes Rep. Heather Hora (R, District 92): Yes Rep. Helena Hayes (R, District 88): Yes Rep. Henry Stone (R, District 9): Yes Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R, District 4): Yes Rep. Steve Bradley (R, District 66): Yes Rep. Tom Moore (R, District 18): Yes Rep. Wendy Larson (R, District 7): Yes Rep. Jeff Shipley (R, District 87): Absent Rep. Samantha Fett (R, District 22): Absent ← Democrats3 yes, 3 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 14 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting Senate: Shall the bill pass? Feb 25 · 47–0, 3 not voting · Passed › Sen. Art Staed (D, District 40): Yes Sen. Bill Dotzler (D, District 31): Yes Sen. Catelin Drey (D, District 1): Yes Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Izaah Knox (D, District 17): Yes Sen. Janet Petersen (D, District 18): Yes Sen. Janice Weiner (D, District 45): Yes Sen. Liz Bennett (D, District 39): Yes Sen. Matt Blake (D, District 22): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Renee Hardman (D, District 16): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Tom Townsend (D, District 36): Yes Sen. Tony Bisignano (D, District 15): Yes Sen. Zach Wahls (D, District 43): Absent Sen. Adrian Dickey (R, District 44): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Annette Sweeney (R, District 27): Yes Sen. Carrie Koelker (R, District 33): Yes Sen. Charlie McClintock (R, District 42): Yes Sen. Cherielynn Westrich (R, District 13): Yes Sen. Dan Dawson (R, District 10): Yes Sen. Dan Zumbach (R, District 34): Yes Sen. Dave Sires (R, District 38): Yes Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R, District 46): Yes Sen. Dennis Guth (R, District 28): Yes Sen. Doug Campbell (R, District 30): Yes Sen. Jack Whitver (R, District 23): Yes Sen. Jason Schultz (R, District 6): Yes Sen. Jeff Reichman (R, District 50): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Kara Warme (R, District 26): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Kevin Alons (R, District 7): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mark Costello (R, District 8): Yes Sen. Mark Lofgren (R, District 48): Yes Sen. Mike Bousselot (R, District 21): Yes Sen. Mike Klimesh (R, District 32): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Scott Webster (R, District 47): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Dave Rowley (R, District 5): Absent Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats16 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting Republicans → 31 yes, 0 no, 2 not voting Senate: Senate Education Report Feb 5 · 15–0, 1 not voting · Passed › Sen. Cindy Winckler (D, District 49): Yes Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D, District 25): Yes Sen. Mike Zimmer (D, District 35): Yes Sen. Molly Donahue (D, District 37): Yes Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D, District 14): Yes Sen. Amy Sinclair (R, District 12): Yes Sen. Jeff Taylor (R, District 2): Yes Sen. Jesse Green (R, District 24): Yes Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R, District 19): Yes Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R, District 41): Yes Sen. Lynn Evans (R, District 3): Yes Sen. Mike Pike (R, District 20): Yes Sen. Sandy Salmon (R, District 29): Yes Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R, District 4): Yes Sen. Tom Shipley (R, District 9): Yes Sen. Julian Garrett (R, District 11): Absent ← Democrats5 yes, 0 no Republicans → 10 yes, 0 no, 1 not voting On these agendas Education Committee Mar 11 all to Order Roll Call Approval of previous meeting minutes Assignment of bills SF 2218 Boden Ch, Wheeler, Levin SF 2299 Stone Ch, Henderson, Kurth SF 2219 Hora Ch, Be
Education Subcommittee Mar 10 Discuss SF 2218 Discuss SF 2218
History Signed by Governor. S.J. 1030. Senate · Jun 2 Fiscal note. House · May 28 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028. Senate · May 18 Message from House. S.J. 924. Senate · Apr 29 Immediate message. H.J. 1042. House · Apr 29 Passed House, yeas 71, nays 20. H.J. 1037. House · Apr 29 Conference committee report adopted. H.J. 1037. House · Apr 29 Message from Senate. H.J. 1033. House · Apr 29 Immediate message. S.J. 906. Senate · Apr 28 Passed Senate, yeas 37, nays 10. S.J. 904. Senate · Apr 28 Conference committee report adopted. S.J. 903. Senate · Apr 28 Conference committee report filed. H.J. 1014. House · Apr 28 Conference committee report filed. S.J. 911. Senate · Apr 28 Message from Senate. H.J. 923. House · Apr 16 Immediate message. S.J. 815. Senate · Apr 16 Senate conference committee appointed: Evans, chair; Blake, Gruenhagen, Rozenboom, and Winckler. S.J. 814. Senate · Apr 16 Message from House. S.J. 813. Senate · Apr 16 Immediate message. H.J. 917. House · Apr 15 House conference committee appointed: Boden, Holt, Madison, Matson, and Thomson, C.. H.J. 913. House · Apr 15 House insisted. H.J. 912. House · Apr 15 Message from Senate. H.J. 788. House · Apr 1 Immediate message. S.J. 686. Senate · Mar 31 Senate refused to concur with S-5104. S.J. 685. Senate · Mar 31 Fiscal note. Senate · Mar 19 Message from House, with amendment S-5104. S.J. 591. Senate · Mar 18 Immediate message. H.J. 683. House · Mar 17 Passed House, yeas 78, nays 16. H.J. 681. House · Mar 17 Amendment H-8220 adopted, as amended. H.J. 681. House · Mar 17 Amendment H-8221 to amendment H-8220 adopted. H.J. 681. House · Mar 17 Amendments H-8220 and H-8221 filed. H.J. 671. House · Mar 13 Placed on calendar. H.J. 670. House · Mar 13 Committee vote: Yeas, 17, nays, 3, excused, 3. H.J. 670. House · Mar 11 Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 670. House · Mar 11 Subcommittee recommends passage. House · Mar 10 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 12:30PM House Lounge. House · Mar 5 Subcommittee: Boden, Levin and Wheeler. H.J. 601. House · Mar 5 Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 433. House · Feb 25 Message from Senate. H.J. 418. House · Feb 25 Immediate message. S.J. 402. Senate · Feb 25 Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 401. Senate · Feb 25 Amendment S-5030 filed, adopted. S.J. 401. Senate · Feb 25 Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 216. Senate · Feb 5 Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 210. Senate · Feb 5