Iowa Education Legislative Watch
State

Judiciary Committee

Thursday, February 19, 2026, 10:30 am · RM 103

Met

Agenda

  1. Call to Order

    Call to Order Roll Call Approval of last meeting minutes Bills electronically assigned: HSB 749 – Williams-CH, Stone, Ramirez HSB 750 – C. Thomson-CH, Fett, Wichtendahl HF 853 – Gustoff-CH, Shipley, Wilburn HF 2555 – Lawler-CH, Holt, Bagniewski HF 2574 – Fett-CH, Dunwell, Wilburn HF 2575 – Stone-CH, Williams, Wessel-Kroeschell Assignment of bills, as ready: Consideration of bills, as ready: HSB 668 – Wheeler HF 430 – Wheeler HF 2145 – Wills HSB 726 – Fett HF 2554 – M. Thompson HSB 750 - Gustoff HF 2555 – Lawler HF 668 – Holt HSB 722 – Holt HSB 616 – Holt HSB 738 – Holt HF 2413 – Lawler HF 2144 – M. Thompson HSB 570 – Gustoff HF 853 - Gustoff HF 2436 – Fett HSB 631 – C. Thomson HSB 741 – Stone HF 2574 – Fett HF 2575 – Stone Other business Adjourn

    HF 2144: A bill for an act relating to the expungement of certain criminal history records of victims of human trafficking, and including penalties.(See HF 2696.)HF 2145: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governor.(See HF 2694.)HF 2413: Requires legislative ratification of major state rulesHF 2436: A bill for an act relating to dissolution of marriage, including name change requests.(See HF 2720.)HF 2554: A bill for an act relating to the application of foreign law and limiting changes in venue of civil actions, and including applicability provisions.(See HF 2695.)HF 2555: A bill for an act relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers and providing penalties.(See HF 2701.)HF 2574: A bill for an act relating to the penalty for public employees and public officials taking money from a public employer.HF 2575: A bill for an act allowing a court to grant a grandparent or great-grandparent visitation rights of a child in certain circumstances.HF 430: A bill for an act relating to the seizure of firearms without the adjudication of a contested court case, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2718.)HF 668: A bill for an act relating to immunity from criminal or civil liability in cases involving the justifiable use of reasonable force.(See HF 2693.)HF 853: Ends judicial deference to state agency legal interpretationsHSB 570: A bill for an act relating to victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency and civil commitment, restitution, and victim rights.(See HF 2704.)HSB 616: A bill for an act relating to the payment of pecuniary damages, restitution, and prosecution costs.(See HF 2697.)HSB 631: A bill for an act relating to the collection and publication of judicial officer performance information.(See HF 2719.)HSB 668: Removes race, gender, and citizenship requirements from state programs and licensesHSB 722: A bill for an act relating to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2706.)HSB 726: A bill for an act relating to the powers and duties applicable to state of disaster emergencies and public health disasters, including a prohibition on regulating religious institutions and practices.(See HF 2710.)HSB 738: A bill for an act relating to the grounds for removal of a local assessor and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2721.)HSB 741: A bill for an act relating to interviews conducted with a child subsequent to a report of child abuse.(See HF 2703.)HSB 749: A bill for an act relating to state tort claims, including qualified immunity for state employees, and including retroactive applicability provisions.HSB 750: A bill for an act relating to business entity-owned residential arrangements, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2698.)