---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 2399"
citation: "Iowa SF 2399 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["bail", "bonds", "courts", "criminal procedure", "defendants", "district courts", "felonies", "forcible felonies", "magistrates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 14
action_count: 38
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-19"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2d4fed5b-24df-4339-aa40-543beb9a3727"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2399&ga=91"
source_hash: "b2f6f0b545bc11bab4897e481f4fba56ff720e79334e2192623dd9a50192ab74"
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 SF 2399 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions.

## 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/SF2399.html)
2. **Amendment H-8128** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8128.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8146** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8146.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8148** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8148.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8149** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8149.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-8317** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8317.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-5034** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5034.pdf)
8. **Amendment S-5068** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5068.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-5161** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5161.pdf)
10. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF2399.html)
11. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/SF2399.html)
12. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/91/attachments/SF2399.html)
13. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF2399_GovLetter.pdf)
14. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF2399.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **38–7** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-19** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Amendment S-5034 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-02-25** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-25** Message from Senate.
- **2026-02-26** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Amendment H-8128 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-04** Substituted for HF 2505.
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8149 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-04** Point of order raised on amendment H-8149, ruled not germane.
- **2026-03-04** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8149, yeas 30, nays 63.
- **2026-03-04** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8146 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-04** Point of order raised on amendment H-8146, ruled not germane.
- **2026-03-04** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8146, yeas 30, nays 63.
- **2026-03-04** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8148 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-04** Point of order raised on amendment H-8148, ruled not germane.
- **2026-03-04** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8148, yeas 29, nays 63.
- **2026-03-04** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8128 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04** Passed House, yeas 74, nays 19. `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-05** Message from House, with amendment S-5068.
- **2026-04-07** Amendment S-5161 to S-5068 filed, adopted.
- **2026-04-07** Senate concurred with S-5068, as amended.
- **2026-04-07** Passed Senate, yeas 38, nays 7. `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-07** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-07** Senate amendment H-8317 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-14** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8317.
- **2026-04-14** Passed House, yeas 72, nays 21. `passage`
- **2026-05-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-04-14** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-15** Message from House.
- **2026-05-05** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, 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/2d4fed5b-24df-4339-aa40-543beb9a3727`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).