---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to an assault committed by a person against whom a protective order is issued, and providing penalties."
description: "A bill for an act relating to an assault committed by a person against whom a protective order is issued, and providing penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2098"
citation: "Iowa HF 2098 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["assault", "felonies", "protective orders"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-05-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4213de7-7994-4c9e-96a1-e89107d78bef"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2098&ga=90"
source_hash: "fc3b2b3bdbf201c00cea58f29bf9b2bc55f0777e52c5920ebe2aee7144596dfe"
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 2098 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to an assault committed by a person against whom a protective order is issued, 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/HF2098.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2098_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2098.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **93–2** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-22** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-01-25** Fiscal note.
- **2024-02-20** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 2. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-20** Message from House.
- **2024-02-20** Read first time, attached to SF 2174. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-03-19** Substituted for SF 2174.
- **2024-03-19** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-19** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-01** Fiscal note.
- **2024-05-03** 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/d4213de7-7994-4c9e-96a1-e89107d78bef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).