---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the regulation of certain places and activities by the governor."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the regulation of certain places and activities by the governor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2694"
citation: "Iowa HF 2694 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["emergency management", "governor", "public health disasters", "religion", "religious organizations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 30
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-23"
last_action: "2026-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/90866d4f-19f0-47c9-8bc2-702a199f72a3"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2694&ga=91"
source_hash: "f2b1439cadbdfa876191401e0be2fa27bd59e96aacb9bec9455f5ff04a0edc41"
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 2694 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the regulation of certain places and activities by the governor.

## 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/HF2694.html)
2. **Amendment H-8186** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8186.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8438** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8438.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5123** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5123.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5230** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5230.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5234** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5234.pdf)
7. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2694.html)
8. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2694.html)
9. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2694_GovLetter.pdf)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2694.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **31–14** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **30–15** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-5123 be adopted? — **27–18** (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`
- **2026-03-09** Amendment H-8186 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-10** Amendment H-8186 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-10** Passed House, yeas 67, nays 23. `passage`
- **2026-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-10** Message from House.
- **2026-03-10** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12** Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Bisignano, and Schultz.
- **2026-03-12** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/17/2026 10:00AM Room 315.
- **2026-03-17** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2026-03-23** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-23** Amendment S-5123 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-29** Point of order raised on S-5123, ruled in order.
- **2026-04-29** Amendment S-5234 to S-5123 filed, adopted.
- **2026-04-29** Amendment S-5123 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Amendment S-5230 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-29** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 15. `passage`
- **2026-04-29** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-30** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-30** Senate amendment H-8438 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-05-02** House refused to concur in H-8438.
- **2026-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-02** Message from House.
- **2026-05-03** Senate receded.
- **2026-05-03** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 14. `passage`
- **2026-05-03** Immediate message.
- **2026-05-02** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-13** 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/90866d4f-19f0-47c9-8bc2-702a199f72a3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).