---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the application of foreign law and limiting changes in venue of civil actions, and including applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the application of foreign law and limiting changes in venue of civil actions, and including applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2695"
citation: "Iowa HF 2695 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil procedure", "jurisdiction"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-23"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b7da469-5190-4743-9faf-8a8cc7351dcc"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2695&ga=91"
source_hash: "b1a8f8b169672ee2c0d59268b488e24b0142d0f5ca9561708eb378d63f90bc55"
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 2695 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the application of foreign law and limiting changes in venue of civil actions, and including applicability provisions.

## 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/HF2695.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2695.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2695_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2695.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (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`
- **2026-03-04** 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: Reichman, Blake, and Dickey.
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 10:30AM Room 315.
- **2026-03-12** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-27** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-27** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-27** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-06-02** 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/9b7da469-5190-4743-9faf-8a8cc7351dcc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).