IA HF 523

enacted

A bill for an act relating to the ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protective orders on behalf of persons seeking relief from domestic abuse.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did IA HF 523 pass?

Yes. IA HF 523 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-06): Signed by Governor.

What is IA HF 523 about?

IA HF 523 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to the ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protective orders on behalf of persons seeking relief from domestic abuse.”.

Who sponsors IA HF 523?

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY is the primary sponsor of IA HF 523.

Introduced: 2025-02-20
Latest action: 2026-05-06 — Signed by Governor.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

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2026-05-06
Signed by Governor.
executive-signature
2026-05-06
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
2026-04-01
Message from Senate.
2026-03-31
Immediate message.
2026-03-31
Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0.
passage
2026-03-26
Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
2026-02-11
Placed on calendar.
2026-02-11
Committee report, recommending passage.
committee-passage
2026-02-04
Subcommittee recommends passage.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-29
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 2:00PM Senate Lounge.
2026-01-28
Subcommittee reassigned: Shipley, Blake, and Reichman.
2025-03-25
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 1:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
2025-03-19
Explanation of vote.
2025-03-18
Subcommittee: Shipley, Blake, and Reichman.
2025-03-13
Read first time, referred to Judiciary.
reading-1
2025-03-13
Message from House.
2025-03-12
Immediate message.
2025-03-12
Passed House, yeas 81, nays 15.
passage
2025-02-20
Introduced, placed on calendar.
introduction

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Votes

Shall the bill pass?
2025-03-12 · pass · 81-15
Member-level votes (102)
- Amos: yes
- Jr.: yes
- Andrews: yes
- Baeth: yes
- Bagniewski: yes
- Barker: yes
- Behn: yes
- Blom: yes
- Bloomingdale: yes
- Boden: yes
- Bossman: yes
- Bradley: yes
- Brown-Powers: yes
- Collins: yes
- Cooling: yes
- Croken: yes
- Determann: yes
- Dunwell: yes
- Ehlert: yes
- Fett: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Gaines: yes
- Gearhart: yes
- Gehlbach: yes
- Gerhold: yes
- Golding: yes
- Gosa: yes
- Grassley: yes
- Gustoff: yes
- Harris: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Henderson: yes
- Hermanson: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hora: yes
- Ingels: yes
- James: yes
- Jeneary: yes
- Johnson, C.: yes
- Johnson, R.: yes
- Jones: yes
- Judge: yes
- Kaufmann: yes
- Kniff: yes
- McCulla: yes
- Konfrst: yes
- Kressig: yes
- Kurth: yes
- Latham: yes
- Lohse: yes
- Lundgren: yes
- Madison: yes
- Meggers: yes
- Meyer, A.: yes
- Mohr: yes
- Mommsen: yes
- Moore: yes
- Nordman: yes
- Rinker: yes
- Scheetz: yes
- Scholten: yes
- Sexton: yes
- Shipley: yes
- Sieck: yes
- Sitzmann: yes
- Smith: yes
- Sorensen: yes
- Srinivas: yes
- Stone: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Turek: yes
- Vondran: yes
- Weldon: yes
- Wengryn: yes
- Wheeler: yes
- Wichtendahl: yes
- Williams: yes
- Wilz: yes
- Windschitl: yes
- Wood: yes
- Young: yes
- Zabner: yes
- Wills: yes
- Bergan: no
- Cisneros: no
- Dieken: no
- Gjerde: no
- Lawler: no
- Levin: no
- Matson: no
- McBurney: no
- Meyer, B.: no
- Nielsen: no
- Olson: no
- Thomson: no
- Wessel-Kroeschell: no
- Wilburn: no
- Wilson: no
- Jacoby: absent
- Open: absent
- Siegrist: absent
- Wulf: absent
Shall the bill pass?
2026-03-31 · pass · 46-0
Member-level votes (51)
- Alons: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Bisignano: yes
- Blake: yes
- Bousselot: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Costello: yes
- Dawson: yes
- Dickey: yes
- Donahue: yes
- Dotzler: 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
- Petersen: yes
- Pike: yes
- Quirmbach: yes
- Reichman: yes
- Rozenboom: yes
- Salmon: yes
- Schultz: yes
- Shipley: yes
- Sinclair: yes
- Sires: yes
- Staed: yes
- Sweeney: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Townsend: yes
- Trone: yes
- Garriott: yes
- Warme: yes
- Webster: yes
- Weiner: yes
- Whitver: yes
- Winckler: yes
- Zimmer: yes
- Zumbach: yes
- Garrett: absent
- Rowley: absent
- Wahls: absent
- Westrich: absent

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https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 523&ga=91

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