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HF 2694 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the regulation of certain places and activities by the governor.

HF 2694 prohibits the Iowa governor from closing, mandating, or regulating places of worship during disasters or public health emergencies. The bill explicitly blocks the governor from using emergency powers under Chapter 29C or Section 135.144 to restrict worship spaces. It defines "place of worship" as a building with an active congregation devoted to worship. This bill directly affects religious congregations and their ability to operate during declared emergencies.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 23, 2026 Signed Jun 2, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 4 comparisons

What changed between versions

Enrolled with Governor's Action → Reprinted · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reprinted to correct formatting and numbering errors from the enrolled version, ensuring the text matches the official legislative record. The substantive policy content regarding the Governor's inability to close places of worship and the specific limitations on disaster emergency measures remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Removed page breaks, hyphenation, and spacing artifacts from the enrolled version to restore the bill to its original, readable text format.

Added standard reprint headers, committee information, and page numbering to align with official legislative printing standards.

Consolidated the text into a continuous flow rather than a vertical list of words, correcting line numbers and section headers.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 29, 2026

How they voted

31–13
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
Apr 29, 2026
D Democratic15
12 Nay 3
80% Nay
R Republican34
31 Yea 1 Nay 2
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
30
Key actions
11
Committee
4
Amendments
6
Jun 2, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 14.
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Introduced
Senate amendment H-8438 filed.
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 15.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5230 filed, adopted.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment S-5123 adopted, as amended.
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Amendment S-5234 to S-5123 filed, adopted.
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Introduced
Amendment S-5123 filed.
upper
Mar 23, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
upper
Mar 17, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
legislature
Mar 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/17/2026 10:00AM Room 315.
legislature
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Bisignano, and Schultz.
upper
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 67, nays 23.
lower
Mar 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8186 adopted.
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8186 filed.
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.