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

HF 842: Relating to theft, forgery, and fraud involving a gift card, 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 relates to theft, forgery, and fraud involving a gift card. The bill provides that any person who, with intent to defraud, acquires or retains possession of a gift card or gift card redemption information without the consent of the cardholder, card issuer, or gift card seller commits theft and is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. The bill provides that any person who, with intent to defraud, alters or tampers with a gift card commits forgery and is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor.

Sponsors

Judiciary (companion To Sf 266 By Webster) committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

Senate File 266 may increase the number of convictions under Iowa Code chapter 714, but the extent of the increase in costs to the Department of Corrections (DOC) is unknown. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per offense for a serious misdemeanor, an aggra…

House subcommittee · named February 17, 2025

  • Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ken Croken (D) · ken.croken@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: AARP Iowa; FUELIowa (PMCI); Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging; Iowa Grocery Industry Association; Iowa Retail Federation; KWIK Trip, Inc.; Maverik, Inc.

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee · as HSB 181
  2. February 17, 2025House subcommittee named: Thomson, C., Croken and Stone · as HSB 181
  3. February 20, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 181
  4. March 4, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 181
  5. March 4, 2025Committee vote: 20–0 · as HSB 181
  6. March 7, 2025Filed in the House
  7. March 7, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 842 · as HSB 181
  8. March 18, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. March 19, 2025Withdrawn

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/HF842