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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 2161: A bill for an act relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers, and providing penalties.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HF 2161 is a bill introduced in the Iowa House on January 26, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers, and providing penalties. Primary sponsor: Megan Jones (Republican), Judd Lawler (Republican), David Young (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2026): Placed on calendar. H.J. 02/18.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Megan JonesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse6
Judd LawlerPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse91
David YoungPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse28

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Placed on calendar. H.J. 02/18.
  2. Committee amendment H-8006 filed.
  3. Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
  4. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
  5. Subcommittee recommends passage.
  6. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/16/2026 11:00AM RM 103.
  7. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 12:00PM RM 305 (Cancelled).
  8. Subcommittee: Jones, Scholten and Young.
  9. Introduced, referred to Transportation.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source