IA HF 2296

enacted

A bill for an act restricting counties and cities from issuing a local form of identification.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did IA HF 2296 pass?

Yes. IA HF 2296 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-16): Signed by Governor.

What is IA HF 2296 about?

IA HF 2296 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act restricting counties and cities from issuing a local form of identification.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 2296?

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY is the primary sponsor of IA HF 2296.

Introduced: 2026-02-05
Latest action: 2026-04-16 — Signed by Governor.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-16
Signed by Governor.
executive-signature
2026-04-16
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
2026-04-07
Message from Senate.
2026-04-07
Immediate message.
2026-04-07
Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 14.
passage
2026-03-26
Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
2026-03-19
Placed on calendar.
2026-03-19
Committee report, recommending passage.
committee-passage
2026-03-10
Subcommittee recommends passage.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-05
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 12:00PM Room 315.
2026-03-02
Subcommittee: Westrich, Alons, and Quirmbach.
2026-02-25
Read first time, referred to Local Government.
reading-1
2026-02-25
Message from House.
2026-02-25
Immediate message.
2026-02-25
Passed House, yeas 69, nays 22.
passage
2026-02-25
Amendment H-8037, yeas 27, nays 64, lost.
2026-02-24
Amendment H-8037 filed.
amendment-introduction
2026-02-05
Introduced, placed on calendar.
introduction

Versions

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Documents

Votes

Shall the bill pass?
2026-04-07 · pass · 31-14
Member-level votes (51)
- Drey: yes
- Driscoll: yes
- Evans: yes
- Green: yes
- Gruenhagen: yes
- Guth: yes
- Klimesh: yes
- Koelker: yes
- Kraayenbrink: yes
- Lofgren: yes
- McClintock: yes
- Pike: yes
- Reichman: yes
- Rozenboom: yes
- Salmon: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Shipley: yes
- Sinclair: yes
- Sires: yes
- Sweeney: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Warme: yes
- Webster: yes
- Westrich: yes
- Zumbach: yes
- Bisignano: no
- Blake: no
- Donahue: no
- Dotzler: no
- Hardman: no
- Knox: no
- Petersen: no
- Quirmbach: no
- Staed: no
- Townsend: no
- Trone: no
- Garriott: no
- Weiner: no
- Winckler: no
- Zimmer: no
- Bennett: absent
- Garrett: absent
- Rowley: absent
- Wahls: absent
- Whitver: absent
- Alons: yes
- Bousselot: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Costello: yes
- Dawson: yes
- Dickey: yes

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2296&ga=91

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