91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2701: Relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers 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
Under current law, the operator of an automatic registration plate reader (plate reader) or any associated data storage device is required to permanently delete from the plate reader and storage device, as applicable, every image of a vehicle registration plate captured by the plate reader, and any other accompanying data, no later than days after the image was captured. However, prior to deletion, an image of a vehicle registration plate captured by a plate reader may be copied and stored by a law enforcement agency if the image and data are relevant to an ongoing criminal case or investigation.
Sponsors
Rep. Judd Lawler (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 5 for, 3 against
For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Americans For Prosperity; Iowa Association for Justice; Kurtis Bower; VALOR Iowa
Against: Axon Enterprise,Inc; Iowa State Police Association; National Insurance Crime Bureau
In plain words
- February 23, 2026Filed in the House
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/HF2701