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

SF 2350: 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) is required to permanently delete every image of a vehicle registration plate captured by the plate reader, and any other accompanying data, within days after the image was captured. Prior to deletion from the plate reader, a law enforcement agency is authorized to copy and store an image of a vehicle registration plate captured by a plate reader, and any other accompanying data, if the image and data are relevant to an ongoing criminal case or investigation.

Sponsors

Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Renee Hardman (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 17, 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

In plain words

  1. February 16, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 17, 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/SF2350