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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2098: Relating to an assault committed by a person against whom a protective order is issued, and providing penalties

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to an assault committed by a person against whom a protective order is issued. Under current law, a violation of a protective order issued under Code chapter 664A (no-contact orders) or Code chapter 236 (domestic abuse) is punishable as either contempt of court or as a simple misdemeanor.2A (domestic abuse assault), against a person protected by the same protective order, if the protective order is in effect at the time of the assault, is guilty of a class “D” felony. The bill provides that an offense charged under the bill constitutes a separate and distinct violation from any other offense charged under Code chapters 664A or 708.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

House File 2098 creates a new criminal offense, and the fiscal impact cannot be estimated due to a lack of existing conviction data. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per offense for a Class D felony, aggravated misdemeanor, and simple misdemeanor.

House subcommittee · named January 9, 2024

  • Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R) · taylor.collins@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Soaring Hearts

In plain words

  1. January 9, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee · as HSB 512
  2. January 9, 2024House subcommittee named: Collins, Thomson, C. and Wessel-Kroeschell · as HSB 512
  3. January 11, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 512
  4. January 18, 2024Approved by the House committee · as HSB 512
  5. January 22, 2024Filed in the House
  6. January 22, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2098 · as HSB 512
  7. January 25, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. February 20, 2024Passed the House, 93–2
  9. February 20, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  10. March 19, 2024Took the place of SF 2174 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  11. March 19, 2024Passed the Senate, 49–0
  12. April 23, 2024Sent to the Governor
  13. May 1, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  14. May 3, 2024Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2098