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

HSB 666: Relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties

Became HF 2542 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to habitual offenders. The bill strikes the current law regarding habitual offenders and provides that a habitual offender is a person who has been convicted, in a court of this state or any other state, or of the United States, of any combination of level one or level two offenses resulting in the accumulation of three or more points.2B(3)(c), theft, and possession of a controlled substance. Each conviction of a level one offense is worth one point.4. Each conviction of a level two offense is worth one-half point.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

The cost increase per individual is approximately $43,000 for prison admissions based on the increased LOS. In FY 2025, there was a total of 121 new prison admissions with an average LOS of 675 days. Under the Bill, the new LOS would be approximately 2,555 day…

House subcommittee · named February 4, 2026

  • Rep. Steven C. Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Samantha Fett (R) · samantha.fett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ross Wilburn (D) · ross.wilburn@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 17 against

For: Cicero Action; Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association

Against: AFSCME Council 61; Bitches Get Stuff Done; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church; FAMM; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowans for Medical Marijuana; and 5 more

In plain words

  1. February 4, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 4, 2026House subcommittee named: Holt, Fett and Wilburn
  3. February 5, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 12, 2026Approved by the House committee
  5. February 12, 2026Committee vote: 14–7
  6. February 16, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2542

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/HSB666