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

HF 2624: Relating to criminal investigation, including the extension of DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to criminal investigations. The bill extends DNA submission requirements to persons arrested for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor. Current law requires a person who receives a deferred judgment for a felony or against whom a judgment or conviction for a felony or aggravated misdemeanor has been entered to submit a DNA sample for DNA profiling.4. The bill provides that a sample is not required if it is determined that a sample has previously been taken, is in the possession of the DNA database or DNA data bank, and has not been expunged.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

Cost: up to $473,000

4 million with an annual ongoing cost of $473,000. Details are shown in Figure 1 below.

Senate subcommittee · named March 12, 2026

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 3 against

For: Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Soaring Hearts; VALOR Iowa

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Bitches Get Stuff Done; Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. January 15, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee · as HSB 571
  2. January 15, 2026House subcommittee named: Lawler, Gustoff and Ramirez · as HSB 571
  3. January 20, 2026House subcommittee named: Gustoff, Lawler and Ramirez · as HSB 571
  4. January 21, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 571
  5. February 17, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 571
  6. February 17, 2026Committee vote: 14–6 · as HSB 571
  7. February 19, 2026Filed in the House
  8. February 19, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2624 · as HSB 571
  9. March 4, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  10. March 10, 2026Passed the House, 64–30
  11. March 10, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  12. March 12, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Blake and Bousselot

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/HF2624