90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2334: Relating to public safety nuisances at adult cabarets, and making penalties applicable
Became HF 2531 · Its progress continues under the new number.
What it does
This bill provides the circumstances where an adult cabaret is deemed to be a public safety nuisance and provides penalties. The bill provides that a public safety nuisance exists when an owner, manager, employee, contemporaneous patron, or guest of an adult cabaret commits any of the following acts either on the premises or within 500 hundred feet of the premises: (1) unlawfully discharges a firearm or uses an offensive weapon, (2) assaults another person with a dangerous weapon resulting in injury or death, or (3) engages in a riot three or more times in a 12-month period.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
See the fiscal note
House File 2531 creates a new criminal offense, and the fiscal impact cannot be estimated due to a lack of existing conviction data. The average State cost for an aggravated misdemeanor conviction ranges from $7,500 to $10,800. The estimated impact to the Stat…
House subcommittee · named February 8, 2024
- Rep. Mike Vondran (R) · mike.vondran@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Dean C. Fisher (R) · dean.fisher@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Monica Kurth (D) · monica.kurth@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against
For: City of Davenport; Iowa League of Cities; Metropolitan Coalition
In plain words
- February 6, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
- February 8, 2024House subcommittee named: Vondran, Fisher and Kurth
- February 12, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
- February 13, 2024Approved by the House committee
- February 15, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2531
- March 7, 2024Withdrawn
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2334