HF 2787 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act prohibiting warrant resolution clinics, including enforcement mechanisms, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.

This bill prohibits any organization, government agency, or individual from hosting or promoting events designed to help people with outstanding arrest warrants resolve them without facing immediate arrest. Instead, the law requires that warrant resolution occur only through standard legal processes, such as surrendering to police, attending a scheduled court hearing, or filing a motion within an existing case. Violators face penalties including misdemeanor charges, civil fines up to $10,000, and the potential loss of public funding for counties involved in such activities. The legislation also allows private citizens to sue for damages if a warrant resolution clinic is held in their county and preempts any local laws that might permit these events.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Apr 24, 2026 Signed Jun 2, 2026
Maddy AI version diff · 3 comparisons

What changed between versions

Enrolled with Governor's Action Reprinted · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reprinted to reflect its status as a House-filed measure rather than an enrolled law, removing signatures and certification language while adding internal tracking numbers. The substantive policy text regarding the prohibition of warrant resolution clinics remains unchanged, though the document structure has been updated to standard legislative formatting.
TECHNICAL

Removed the 'Enrolled' title and signatures of the Speaker, Senate President, and Governor, indicating this is a draft or reprinted version rather than the final enacted law.

Added internal reference numbers (1, 2, 3) and page headers (HF 2787, 91st General Assembly) to facilitate legislative tracking and editing.

Changed the title from 'Enrolled' to 'Reprinted' and updated the header to include 'BY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT'.

Floor votes · Senate May 2, 2026

How they voted

3111
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 49
May 2, 2026
D Democratic15
1 Yea 10 Nay 4
66% Nay
R Republican34
30 Yea 1 Nay 3
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Amendments
3
Jun 2, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 12.
upper
May 2, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (31-11-7)
senate
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Apr 30, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee: Bousselot, Quirmbach, and Webster.
legislature
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 71, nays 20.
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8429, yeas 91, nays 0, filed, adopted.
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Introduced
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8434, yeas 27, nays 64.
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Introduced
Point of order raised on amendment H-8434, ruled not germane.
lower
Apr 29, 2026
Introduced
Amendments H-8429 and H-8434 filed.
lower
Apr 24, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.