HF 2696 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the expungement of certain criminal history records of victims of human trafficking, and including penalties.

HF 2696 allows victims of human trafficking to petition courts to expunge criminal records related to offenses committed while they were trafficked. To qualify, petitioners must submit a sworn statement (with penalties for false claims) and may provide official victim documentation (though it's not required). The bill excludes serious crimes like homicide, sexual abuse, kidnapping, and robbery from expungement, and requires that cleared records remain confidential except for law enforcement and firearm background checks.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 23, 2026 Last action Mar 26, 2026
Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2026

How they voted

890
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 99
Mar 12, 2026
D Democratic32
26 Yea 6
81% Yea
R Republican67
63 Yea 4
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Mar 19, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 17, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2026 1:00PM Senate Lounge.
legislature
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Bousselot, Bisignano, and Webster.
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0.
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.