# Iowa HF 2542: A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 666.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Iowa HF 2542, A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 666.) Effective date: 07/01/2026., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY; status signed, last action 2026-06-02 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2542-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 2542 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 666.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-02-16 - Last action: 2026-06-02, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 5 (271 yes, 130 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-02 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 39 | 6 | | | 2026-05-02 | legislature | Amendment H-8470 | pass | 68 | 18 | | | 2026-05-02 | House | Passed House | pass | 66 | 20 | | | 2026-03-04 | legislature | Motion to defer | fail | 30 | 63 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Passed House | pass | 68 | 23 | | ## Actions (40) - 2026-06-02: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2026-05-20: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2026-05-13: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2026-05-02: Message from House. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-05-02: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2026-05-02: Passed House, yeas 66, nays 20. (House) - 2026-05-02: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2026-05-02: Amendment H-8470, yeas 68, nays 18, adopted. (House) - 2026-05-02: Senate amendment H-8470 filed. (House) - 2026-05-02: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-05-02: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 6. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Amendment S-5126 out of order. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Amendment S-5252 filed, adopted. (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2026-03-24: Amendment S-5126 filed. (Senate) - 2026-03-24: Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. (Senate) - 2026-03-16: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2026-03-12: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2026-03-10: Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 12:30PM Room 315. (legislature) - 2026-03-10: Subcommittee: Bousselot, Dawson, and Knox. (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Read first time, referred to Judiciary. (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Message from House. (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-03-04: Passed House, yeas 68, nays 23. (House) - 2026-03-04: Motion to defer, yeas 30, nays 63, lost. (House) - 2026-03-04: Amendment H-8120, yeas 31, nays 63, lost. (House) - 2026-03-04: Amendment H-8116 adopted. (House) - 2026-03-04: Motion to suspend rules failed. (House) - 2026-03-04: Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8124, yeas 33, nays 62. (House) - 2026-03-04: Point of order raised on amendment H-8124, ruled not germane. (House) - 2026-03-04: Motion to suspend rules failed. (House) - 2026-03-04: Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8121, yeas 31, nays 64. (House) - 2026-03-04: Point of order raised on amendment H-8121, ruled not germane. (House) - 2026-03-03: Fiscal note. (legislature) - 2026-03-03: Amendments H-8120, H-8121 and H-8124 filed. (House) - 2026-03-03: Amendment H-8116 filed. (House) - 2026-02-16: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF2542.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF2542.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) 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(vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF2542.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF2542.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. 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