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

HF 2629: Relating to trespass, 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

This bill establishes the criminal offense of unlawful squatting. The bill provides that a person commits the offense of unlawful squatting if all of the following circumstances apply: the person knowingly enters the premises of another person and resides on the premises of the other person for any period of time without lawful authority in entering and residing on the premises, and cannot produce any document authorizing the person’s presence; the premises the person enters upon is not open to the public at the time of entry; the owner of the premises has directed the person entering upon the premises to leave the premises or has contacted law enforcement to make a report of unlawful squatting; and no pending litigation exists between the owner of the premises and the person entering upon the premises.

Sponsors

Rep. David Sieck (R)

Cost

Can’t be estimated

The fiscal impact of the Bill cannot be determined because the number of new convictions cannot be estimated. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per relevant offense. The estimated impact to the General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial…

Senate subcommittee · named March 17, 2026

  • Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jeff Reichman (R) · jeff.reichman@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 4 against

For: Eastlake Partnership; Greater Iowa Apartment Association; Iowa Association of Realtors; Landlords of Iowa; Pacific Legal Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Fraternal Order of Police; Iowa Peace Officers Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum)

In plain words

  1. February 19, 2026Filed in the House
  2. March 6, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 12, 2026Passed the House, 89–2
  4. March 16, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 17, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Taylor, Blake and Reichman
  6. March 18, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  7. March 31, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/HF2629