---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act restricting counties and cities from issuing a local form of identification."
description: "A bill for an act restricting counties and cities from issuing a local form of identification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2296"
citation: "Iowa HF 2296 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["city government", "county government", "identification"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-05"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3868985e-751a-44f6-9e6c-8e1d34ea2e2a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2296&ga=91"
source_hash: "893458476481ca2b566b04f5ac75d1b242d2c9a5aa16916ef55898b40c5abb63"
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 2296 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act restricting counties and cities from issuing a local form of identification.

## 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/HF2296.html)
2. **Amendment H-8037** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8037.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2296.html)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2296_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2296.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **31–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-24** Amendment H-8037 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-02-25** Amendment H-8037, yeas 27, nays 64, lost.
- **2026-02-25** Passed House, yeas 69, nays 22. `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-25** Message from House.
- **2026-02-25** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-02** Subcommittee: Westrich, Alons, and Quirmbach.
- **2026-03-05** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 12:00PM Room 315.
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-19** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-07** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 14. `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-07** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-16** 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/3868985e-751a-44f6-9e6c-8e1d34ea2e2a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).