republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2023-2024/hf-2598.md

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Bill	A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of looting, and providing penalties.	A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of looting, and providing penalties.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2023-2024	HF 2598	Iowa HF 2598 (2023-2024)	bill	criminal law felonies looting	enacted		3	18	2	2024-02-19	2024-04-19	openstates	ocd-bill/282c04a8-9bd6-4196-bf99-43de27f2bd59	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2598&ga=90	fd5fdb0f7919372922b838b1acf1c3898494ca47575c7151a9294c47eb1b4337	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ia

Iowa HF 2598 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of looting, and providing penalties.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Shall the bill pass? — 42–6 (pass) · upper
• Shall the bill pass? — 94–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2024-02-19 Introduced, placed on calendar. introduction
• 2024-03-05 Fiscal note.
• 2024-03-06 Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. passage
• 2024-03-07 Explanation of vote.
• 2024-03-06 Immediate message.
• 2024-03-07 Message from House.
• 2024-03-07 Read first time, referred to Judiciary. reading-1
• 2024-03-11 Subcommittee: Webster, Bisignano, and J. Taylor.
• 2024-03-12 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/13/2024 9:30AM Senate Lounge.
• 2024-03-13 Subcommittee recommends passage. []. committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-03-13 Committee report, recommending passage. committee-passage
• 2024-03-13 Placed on calendar.
• 2024-03-21 Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
• 2024-04-01 Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 6. passage
• 2024-04-01 Immediate message.
• 2024-04-02 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

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/282c04a8-9bd6-4196-bf99-43de27f2bd59. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).