Legislation / HF 523

HOUSE FILE 523 Signed by Governor

The ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protective orders on behalf of persons seeking relief from domestic abuse

Sponsor   House Public Safety Committee Effective   07/01/2026 Formerly   HF 108 Last action   Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164. — May 6, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Introduced
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Passed subcommittee
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Passed committee
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Passed one chamber
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Passed both chambers
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

12 declarations filed on this bill
● 3 For ● 0 Against ● 9 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
HF 108 The ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protective orders on behalf of persons seeking relief from domestic abuse.(See HF 523.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Feb 20, 2025 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 379.
Mar 12, 2025 House Passed House, yeas 81, nays 15. H.J. 628.
Mar 19, 2025 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 751.
Mar 12, 2025 House Immediate message. H.J. 635.
Mar 13, 2025 Senate Message from House. S.J. 510.
Mar 13, 2025 Senate Read first time, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 510.
Mar 18, 2025 Senate Subcommittee: Shipley, Blake, and Reichman. S.J. 567.
Mar 25, 2025 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 1:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
Jan 28, 2026 Senate Subcommittee reassigned: Shipley, Blake, and Reichman. S.J. 160.
Jan 29, 2026 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 2:00PM Senate Lounge.
Feb 4, 2026 Senate Subcommittee recommends passage.
Feb 11, 2026 Senate Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 260.
Feb 11, 2026 Senate Placed on calendar.
Mar 26, 2026 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 658.
Mar 31, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. S.J. 692.
Mar 31, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 693.
Apr 1, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 787.
May 6, 2026 House Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.
May 6, 2026 House Signed by Governor. H.J. 1165.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 12, 2025 House Floor Passage Passed 81 15 3 22–10 59–5 Bipartisan Support and Opposition
Mar 31, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 46 0 4 16–0 30–0 Unanimous
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 81 to 15 · Democrats 22 yea, 10 nay · Republicans 59 yea, 5 nay · 3 not voting
How each representative voted (99)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Nay
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Michael Sexton Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Absent
20 Josh Turek Democrat Yea
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Yea
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Nay
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Yea
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Yea
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Nay
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Nay
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Nay
45 Brian Lohse Republican Yea
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Nay
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Yea
63 Michael Bergan Republican Nay
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Yea
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Nay
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Nay
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Absent
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Sami Scheetz Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Nay
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Absent
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Nay
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
91 Judd Lawler Republican Nay
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 46 to 0 · Democrats 16 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 30 yea, 0 nay · 4 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Absent
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Yea
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council For Feb 21, 2025
Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum) For Feb 6, 2026
Warren County Attorney's Office For Jan 13, 2026
City of Des Moines Undecided Mar 26, 2025
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence Undecided Feb 23, 2025
Iowa Communities Assurance Pool (ICAP) Undecided Mar 12, 2025
Iowa County Attorneys Association Undecided Feb 11, 2026
Iowa Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing Undecided Feb 21, 2025
Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court Undecided Feb 3, 2026
Iowa Peace Officers Association Undecided Feb 21, 2025
Iowa State Police Association Undecided Mar 25, 2025
Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association Undecided Mar 25, 2025
Date Time Type Description Location
Mar 26, 2025 1:30 PM Hearing Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Room 217 Conference Room
Feb 4, 2026 2:00 PM Hearing Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Senate Lounge
Feb 10, 2026 3:00 PM Hearing Senate Judiciary Committee RM 116
Mar 12, 2026 11:00 AM Hearing House Judiciary Committee RM 103