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IntroducedFeb 16, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 04, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Iowa House Bill
A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 666.)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 19, 2026: Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HF 2542
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
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Votes
YES: 68
- Bagniewski
- Barker
- Behn
- Bergan
- Blom
- Bloomingdale
- Boden
- Bossman
- Bradley
- Collins
- Determann
- Dieken
- Dunwell
- Fett
- Fisher
- Gearhart
- Gehlbach
- Golding
- Gosa
- Gustoff
- Harris
- Hayes
- Henderson
- Hermanson
- Holt
- Hora
- Ingels
- Jeneary
- Johnson, C.
- Jones
- Judge
- Kaufmann
- Kniff
- McCulla
- Larson
- Latham
- Lawler
- Lundgren
- Meggers
- Meyer, A.
- Meyer, B.
- Mohr
- Mommsen
- Moore
- Nordman
- Sieck
- Siegrist
- Sitzmann
- Smith
- Sorensen
- Stone
- Thompson
- Thomson
- Turek
- Vondran
- Watkins
- Weldon
- Wengryn
- Wheeler
- Wichtendahl
- Williams
- Wills
- Wilson
- Wilz
- Windschitl
- Wood
- Wulf
- Young
- Speaker
- Grassley
NO: 23
YES: 31
- Baeth
- Bagniewski
- Brown-Powers
- Cooling
- Croken
- Ehlert
- Gaines
- Gjerde
- Gosa
- Jacoby
- Johnson, R.
- Judge
- Konfrst
- Kressig
- Kurth
- Levin
- Madison
- McBurney
- Meyer, B.
- Nielsen
- Olson
- Ramirez
- Scholten
- Shipley
- Srinivas
- Turek
- Wessel-Kroeschell
- Wichtendahl
- Wilburn
- Wilson
- Zabner
NO: 63
- Barker
- Behn
- Bergan
- Blom
- Bloomingdale
- Boden
- Bossman
- Bradley
- Cisneros
- Collins
- Determann
- Dieken
- Dunwell
- Fett
- Fisher
- Gearhart
- Gehlbach
- Golding
- Gustoff
- Harris
- Hayes
- Henderson
- Hermanson
- Holt
- Hora
- Ingels
- Jeneary
- Johnson, C.
- Jones
- Kaufmann
- Kniff
- McCulla
- Larson
- Latham
- Lawler
- Lohse
- Lundgren
- Meggers
- Meyer, A.
- Mohr
- Mommsen
- Moore
- Nordman
- Sieck
- Siegrist
- Sitzmann
- Smith
- Sorensen
- Stone
- Thompson
- Thomson
- Vondran
- Watkins
- Weldon
- Wengryn
- Wheeler
- Williams
- Wills
- Wilz
- Windschitl
- Wood
- Wulf
- Young
- Speaker
- Grassley
YES: 31
- Baeth
- Bagniewski
- Blom
- Brown-Powers
- Cooling
- Croken
- Ehlert
- Gaines
- Gjerde
- Gosa
- Jacoby
- Johnson, R.
- Judge
- Konfrst
- Kressig
- Kurth
- Levin
- Madison
- McBurney
- Meyer, B.
- Nielsen
- Olson
- Ramirez
- Scholten
- Srinivas
- Turek
- Wessel-Kroeschell
- Wichtendahl
- Wilburn
- Wilson
- Zabner
NO: 64
- Andrews
- Barker
- Behn
- Bergan
- Bloomingdale
- Boden
- Bossman
- Bradley
- Cisneros
- Collins
- Determann
- Dieken
- Dunwell
- Fett
- Fisher
- Gearhart
- Gehlbach
- Golding
- Gustoff
- Harris
- Hayes
- Henderson
- Hermanson
- Holt
- Hora
- Ingels
- Jeneary
- Johnson, C.
- Jones
- Kaufmann
- Kniff
- McCulla
- Larson
- Latham
- Lawler
- Lohse
- Lundgren
- Meggers
- Meyer, A.
- Mohr
- Mommsen
- Moore
- Nordman
- Shipley
- Sieck
- Siegrist
- Sitzmann
- Smith
- Sorensen
- Stone
- Thompson
- Thomson
- Vondran
- Watkins
- Weldon
- Wengryn
- Wheeler
- Williams
- Wills
- Wilz
- Windschitl
- Wood
- Wulf
- Young
- Speaker
- Grassley
YES: 33
- Baeth
- Bagniewski
- Blom
- Boden
- Brown-Powers
- Cooling
- Croken
- Ehlert
- Gaines
- Gjerde
- Gosa
- Jacoby
- Johnson, R.
- Judge
- Konfrst
- Kressig
- Kurth
- Levin
- Madison
- McBurney
- Meyer, B.
- Nielsen
- Olson
- Ramirez
- Scholten
- Siegrist
- Srinivas
- Turek
- Wessel-Kroeschell
- Wichtendahl
- Wilburn
- Wilson
- Zabner
NO: 62
- Andrews
- Barker
- Behn
- Bergan
- Bloomingdale
- Bossman
- Bradley
- Cisneros
- Collins
- Determann
- Dieken
- Dunwell
- Fett
- Fisher
- Gearhart
- Gehlbach
- Golding
- Gustoff
- Harris
- Hayes
- Henderson
- Hermanson
- Holt
- Hora
- Ingels
- Jeneary
- Johnson, C.
- Jones
- Kaufmann
- Kniff
- McCulla
- Larson
- Latham
- Lawler
- Lohse
- Lundgren
- Meggers
- Meyer, A.
- Mohr
- Mommsen
- Moore
- Nordman
- Shipley
- Sieck
- Sitzmann
- Smith
- Sorensen
- Stone
- Thompson
- Thomson
- Vondran
- Watkins
- Weldon
- Wengryn
- Wheeler
- Williams
- Wills
- Wilz
- Windschitl
- Wood
- Wulf
- Young
- Speaker
- Grassley
Actions
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Fiscal note.
- Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
- Subcommittee recommends passage.
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Subcommittee: Bousselot, Dawson, and Knox.
- Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 12:30PM Room 315.
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Message from House.
- Read first time, referred to Judiciary.
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Point of order raised on amendment H-8121, ruled not germane.
- Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8121, yeas 31, nays 64.
- Motion to suspend rules failed.
- Point of order raised on amendment H-8124, ruled not germane.
- Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8124, yeas 33, nays 62.
- Motion to suspend rules failed.
- Amendment H-8116 adopted.
- Amendment H-8120, yeas 31, nays 63, lost.
- Motion to defer, yeas 30, nays 63, lost.
- Passed House, yeas 68, nays 23.
- Immediate message.
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Amendment H-8116 filed.
- Amendments H-8120, H-8121 and H-8124 filed.
- Fiscal note.
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- Introduced, placed on calendar.
Bill Texts
- IntroducedHTML
- IntroducedPDF
- ReprintedHTML
- ReprintedPDF
- House Amendment H-8116 (adopted) -- HOLT of Crawford, 2026-03-04PDF
- House Amendment H-8116 (adopted) -- HOLT of Crawford, 2026-03-04HTML
- House Amendment H-8120 (, yeas 31, nays 63, lost) -- WILBURN of Story, 2026-03-04PDF
- House Amendment H-8120 (, yeas 31, nays 63, lost) -- WILBURN of Story, 2026-03-04HTML
- House Amendment H-8121 (, yeas 31, nays 64) -- RAMIREZ of Linn, 2026-03-04PDF
- House Amendment H-8121 (, yeas 31, nays 64) -- RAMIREZ of Linn, 2026-03-04HTML
- House Amendment H-8124 (, yeas 33, nays 62) -- WICHTENDAHL of Linn, 2026-03-04PDF
- House Amendment H-8124 (, yeas 33, nays 62) -- WICHTENDAHL of Linn, 2026-03-04HTML
