---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of looting, and providing penalties."
description: "A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of looting, and providing penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2598"
citation: "Iowa HF 2598 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal law", "felonies", "looting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-19"
last_action: "2024-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/282c04a8-9bd6-4196-bf99-43de27f2bd59"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2598&ga=90"
source_hash: "fd5fdb0f7919372922b838b1acf1c3898494ca47575c7151a9294c47eb1b4337"
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 2598 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of looting, and providing penalties.

## 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/90/attachments/HF2598.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2598_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2598.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **42–6** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-03-05** Fiscal note.
- **2024-03-06** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-07** Message from House.
- **2024-03-07** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-11** Subcommittee: Webster, Bisignano, and J. Taylor.
- **2024-03-12** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/13/2024 9:30AM Senate Lounge.
- **2024-03-13** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-13** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-01** Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 6. `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-02** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-19** 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/282c04a8-9bd6-4196-bf99-43de27f2bd59`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).