---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to earned time applied to reduce certain mandatory minimum sentences."
description: "A bill for an act relating to earned time applied to reduce certain mandatory minimum sentences."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2191"
citation: "Iowa HF 2191 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["correctional systems", "corrections department", "criminal offenders", "earned time", "inmates", "sentencing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-29"
last_action: "2024-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b5a249e-396a-4bf5-b89f-031e1b7d35fe"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2191&ga=90"
source_hash: "6ca363af7761a6fd600f48c8bdfd4711cd75f051fd572cd2dc299f5a34fe715a"
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 2191 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to earned time applied to reduce certain mandatory minimum sentences.

## 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/HF2191.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2191_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2191.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **37–12** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **75–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-29** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-09** Fiscal note.
- **2024-02-27** Passed House, yeas 75, nays 22. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Explanations of votes.
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-28** Message from House.
- **2024-02-28** Read first time, attached to SF 2164. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-03-19** Substituted for SF 2164.
- **2024-03-19** Passed Senate, yeas 37, nays 12. `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-19** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-19** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-05-08** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b5a249e-396a-4bf5-b89f-031e1b7d35fe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).