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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to the payment of pecuniary damages, restitution, and prosecution costs."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to the payment of pecuniary damages, restitution, and prosecution costs."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HF 2697"
+citation: "Iowa HF 2697 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["criminal procedure", "damages", "prosecutions", "restitution", "victims"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-02-23"
+last_action: "2026-04-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48f09f38-5763-4e41-b3c6-d43de7243a95"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2697&ga=91"
+source_hash: "84d91efef43a6fa0b16b4a331cf5cc13b03ccc242778edacdebbc76321dc1fd3"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa HF 2697 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the payment of pecuniary damages, restitution, and prosecution costs.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF2697.html)
+2. **Amendment H-8118** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8118.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2697.html)
+4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2697.html)
+5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2697_GovLetter.pdf)
+6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2697.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-23** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2026-03-03** Amendment H-8118 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8118 adopted. `amendment-passage`
+- **2026-03-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2026-03-04** Immediate message.
+- **2026-03-05** Message from House.
+- **2026-03-05** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
+- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee: Dickey, Knox, and Webster.
+- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 12:00PM Senate Lounge.
+- **2026-03-12** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2026-03-18** Placed on calendar.
+- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2026-04-01** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2026-04-01** Immediate message.
+- **2026-04-01** Message from Senate.
+- **2026-04-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2026-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/48f09f38-5763-4e41-b3c6-d43de7243a95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+