---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the payment of pecuniary damages, restitution, and prosecution costs."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the payment of pecuniary damages, restitution, and prosecution costs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2697"
citation: "Iowa HF 2697 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal procedure", "damages", "prosecutions", "restitution", "victims"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-23"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/48f09f38-5763-4e41-b3c6-d43de7243a95"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2697&ga=91"
source_hash: "84d91efef43a6fa0b16b4a331cf5cc13b03ccc242778edacdebbc76321dc1fd3"
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 2697 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the payment of pecuniary damages, restitution, and prosecution costs.

## 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/HF2697.html)
2. **Amendment H-8118** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8118.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2697.html)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2697.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2697_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2697.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (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`
- **2026-03-03** Amendment H-8118 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8118 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-05** Message from House.
- **2026-03-05** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee: Dickey, Knox, and Webster.
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 12:00PM Senate Lounge.
- **2026-03-12** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-01** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-01** 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/48f09f38-5763-4e41-b3c6-d43de7243a95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).