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HF 2296 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act restricting counties and cities from issuing a local form of identification.

HF 2296 prohibits counties and cities in Iowa from issuing local identification cards to residents. The bill allows exceptions: counties may still issue driver’s licenses, non-driver ID cards, and disability ID devices under Chapter 321M, and both counties and cities may issue ID cards to employees or elected officials for work-related purposes. It directly affects residents seeking local IDs but does not impact state-issued driver’s licenses or official government-issued credentials for staff. The law aims to standardize identification by limiting local issuance to specific, defined circumstances.
Issues: ✗ ImmigrationOpposes ImmigrationRestricts local ID cards, which undocumented immigrants often rely on for services, limiting access to essential resources without addressing immigration status directly.85% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Signed Apr 16, 2026
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · Apr 16, 2026
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line list into standard paragraph prose. The substantive legal content, including the restrictions on counties and cities issuing local ID cards and the specific exemptions for employees and officials, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Converted the bill text from a vertical list of words to standard paragraph format for readability.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2026

How they voted

31–13
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Apr 7, 2026
D Democratic15
13 Nay 2
86% Nay
R Republican34
31 Yea 3
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Apr 16, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 14.
upper
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 12:00PM Room 315.
legislature
Mar 2, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Westrich, Alons, and Quirmbach.
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 69, nays 22.
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8037, yeas 27, nays 64, lost.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8037 filed.
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.