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IA HF 2542

enacted

A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Introduced
2026-02-16
Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-02 — Signed by Governor.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARYprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-16

    Introduced, placed on calendar.

    introduction

  2. 2026-03-03

    Amendment H-8116 filed.

    amendment-introduction

  3. 2026-03-03

    Amendments H-8120, H-8121 and H-8124 filed.

  4. 2026-03-03

    Fiscal note.

  5. 2026-03-04

    Point of order raised on amendment H-8121, ruled not germane.

  6. 2026-03-04

    Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8121, yeas 31, nays 64.

  7. 2026-03-04

    Motion to suspend rules failed.

  8. 2026-03-04

    Point of order raised on amendment H-8124, ruled not germane.

  9. 2026-03-04

    Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8124, yeas 33, nays 62.

  10. 2026-03-04

    Motion to suspend rules failed.

  11. 2026-03-04

    Amendment H-8116 adopted.

    amendment-passage

  12. 2026-03-04

    Amendment H-8120, yeas 31, nays 63, lost.

  13. 2026-03-04

    Motion to defer, yeas 30, nays 63, lost.

  14. 2026-03-04

    Passed House, yeas 68, nays 23.

    passage

  15. 2026-03-04

    Immediate message.

  16. 2026-03-05

    Message from House.

  17. 2026-03-05

    Read first time, referred to Judiciary.

    reading-1

  18. 2026-03-10

    Subcommittee: Bousselot, Dawson, and Knox.

  19. 2026-03-10

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 12:30PM Room 315.

  20. 2026-03-12

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-03-16

    Fiscal note.

  22. 2026-03-24

    Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.

    committee-passage

  23. 2026-03-24

    Amendment S-5126 filed.

    amendment-introduction

  24. 2026-03-24

    Placed on calendar.

  25. 2026-03-26

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  26. 2026-05-02

    Amendment S-5252 filed, adopted.

    amendment-introduction,amendment-passage

  27. 2026-05-02

    Amendment S-5126 out of order.

  28. 2026-05-02

    Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 6.

    passage

  29. 2026-05-02

    Immediate message.

  30. 2026-05-02

    Message from Senate.

  31. 2026-05-02

    Senate amendment H-8470 filed.

    amendment-introduction

  32. 2026-05-02

    Amendment H-8470, yeas 68, nays 18, adopted.

  33. 2026-05-02

    Explanation of vote.

  34. 2026-05-02

    Passed House, yeas 66, nays 20.

    passage

  35. 2026-05-02

    Explanation of vote.

  36. 2026-05-02

    Immediate message.

  37. 2026-05-02

    Message from House.

  38. 2026-05-13

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

  39. 2026-05-20

    Fiscal note.

  40. 2026-06-02

    Signed by Governor.

    executive-signature

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Shall the bill pass?

    2026-05-02 · pass · 39-6

    Member-level votes (51)
    • Alons: yes
    • Bisignano: yes
    • Blake: yes
    • Bousselot: yes
    • Costello: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • Dickey: yes
    • Drey: yes
    • Driscoll: yes
    • Evans: yes
    • Green: yes
    • Gruenhagen: yes
    • Guth: yes
    • Hardman: yes
    • Klimesh: yes
    • Knox: 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
    • Staed: yes
    • Sweeney: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Townsend: yes
    • Warme: yes
    • Webster: yes
    • Westrich: yes
    • Whitver: yes
    • Winckler: yes
    • Zimmer: yes
    • Zumbach: yes
    • Bennett: no
    • Campbell: no
    • Dotzler: no
    • Petersen: no
    • Quirmbach: no
    • Weiner: no
    • Donahue: absent
    • Garrett: absent
    • Rowley: absent
    • Trone: absent
    • Garriott: absent
    • Wahls: absent

Related bills

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Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2542&ga=91

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