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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 2289: A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of torture, 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 2289 is a bill introduced in the Iowa House on February 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of torture, and providing penalties. Primary sponsor: Charley Thomson (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 19, 2026): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2605.

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 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Charley ThomsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58

“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. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2605.
  2. Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
  3. Committee report, recommending passage.
  4. Subcommittee recommends passage.
  5. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 8:00AM RM 19.
  6. Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Ramirez and Thompson, M.
  7. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

Sources

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