---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the Iowa rules of criminal procedure including commitment hearings following an acquittal based on insanity."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the Iowa rules of criminal procedure including commitment hearings following an acquittal based on insanity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2571"
citation: "Iowa HF 2571 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["hearings", "insanity", "rules of criminal procedure"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-17"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/625a6a8a-992e-4aed-ae59-30227e3c35c7"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2571&ga=91"
source_hash: "c4fad7923902904b177b54c2f73f16c1b755dc3b1fa96c634467042db0dc15a2"
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 2571 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the Iowa rules of criminal procedure including commitment hearings following an acquittal based on insanity.

## 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/HF2571.html)
2. **Amendment H-8252** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8252.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2571.html)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2571.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2571_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2571.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-17** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-03-23** Amendment H-8252 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-24** Amendment H-8252 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-24** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Explanation of vote.
- **2026-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-24** Message from House.
- **2026-03-24** Read first time, attached to SF 2055. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-30** Substituted for SF 2055.
- **2026-03-30** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-30** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-31** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-09** 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/625a6a8a-992e-4aed-ae59-30227e3c35c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).