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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 25: Relating to the commission of a criminal offense while wearing a mask, clothing, or device to conceal the identity of the wearer, and providing penalties

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

F. This bill relates to the commission of a criminal offense while wearing a mask, clothing, or device to conceal the identity of the wearer. The bill provides that a person who is convicted of a criminal offense who intentionally concealed or attempted to conceal the person’s identity by wearing a mask, or other clothing or device, for the purpose of facilitating the commission of the crime shall have the underlying criminal offense classified and punished as an offense one degree higher than the underlying offense.

Sponsors

Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 15, 2025

  • Rep. Steven C. Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D) · jerome.amosjr@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 2 against

Against: Iowa Association for Justice; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska

In plain words

  1. January 14, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
  2. January 15, 2025House subcommittee named: Holt, Amos Jr. and Gustoff
  3. January 27, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/91/HF25