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

HF 2574: Relating to the penalty for public employees and public officials taking money from a public employer

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

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to sentencing of public employees and public officials for certain offenses. The bill prohibits a sentencing court from deferring the judgment or deferring the sentence of a defendant if the defendant was a public employee or public official at the time of the offense and the amount of money taken by the public employee or public official in connection with the offense exceeded $10,000.

Sponsors

Rep. Elizabeth Wilson (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 18, 2026

  • Rep. Samantha Fett (R) · samantha.fett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Jon Dunwell (R)
  • Rep. Ross Wilburn (D) · ross.wilburn@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 18, 2026House subcommittee named: Fett, Dunwell and Wilburn
  3. February 19, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 19, 2026Approved by the House committee
  5. February 19, 2026Committee vote: 20–0

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/HF2574