Iowa bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Iowa HF 2542
A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jun 2, 2026): Signed by Governor.
Text versions
- Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)
- Amendment H-8470
- Amendment S-5252
- Amendment S-5126
- Amendment H-8124
- Amendment H-8121
- Amendment H-8120
- Amendment H-8116
- Introduced
- Reprinted
- Enrolled with Governor's Action
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 House | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| May 2, 2026 House | Shall the House concur in the Senate amendment H-8470? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| May 2, 2026 Senate | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Shall amendment H-8120 be adopted? | fail | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8124? | fail | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 4, 2026 House | Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8121? | fail | Set your home in Iowa to see |
Actions
- Jun 2, 2026 · House
Signed by Governor. - May 20, 2026 · Legislature
Fiscal note. - May 13, 2026 · House
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. - May 2, 2026 · Senate
Message from House. - May 2, 2026 · House
Immediate message. - May 2, 2026 · House
Explanation of vote. - May 2, 2026 · House
Passed House, yeas 66, nays 20. - May 2, 2026 · House
Explanation of vote. - May 2, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8470, yeas 68, nays 18, adopted. - May 2, 2026 · House
Senate amendment H-8470 filed. - May 2, 2026 · House
Message from Senate. - May 2, 2026 · Senate
Immediate message. - May 2, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 6. - May 2, 2026 · Senate
Amendment S-5126 out of order. - May 2, 2026 · Senate
Amendment S-5252 filed, adopted. - Mar 26, 2026 · Senate
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. - Mar 24, 2026 · Legislature
Placed on calendar. - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
Amendment S-5126 filed. - Mar 24, 2026 · Senate
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. - Mar 16, 2026 · Legislature
Fiscal note. - Mar 12, 2026 · Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage. - Mar 10, 2026 · Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 12:30PM Room 315. - Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Subcommittee: Bousselot, Dawson, and Knox. - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Read first time, referred to Judiciary. - Mar 5, 2026 · Senate
Message from House. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Immediate message. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Passed House, yeas 68, nays 23. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Motion to defer, yeas 30, nays 63, lost. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8120, yeas 31, nays 63, lost. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8116 adopted. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Motion to suspend rules failed. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8124, yeas 33, nays 62. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Point of order raised on amendment H-8124, ruled not germane. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Motion to suspend rules failed. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8121, yeas 31, nays 64. - Mar 4, 2026 · House
Point of order raised on amendment H-8121, ruled not germane. - Mar 3, 2026 · Legislature
Fiscal note. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Amendments H-8120, H-8121 and H-8124 filed. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8116 filed. - Feb 16, 2026 · House
Introduced, placed on calendar.