Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HF 2248 — A bill for an act relating to the confinement of persons found incompetent to stand trial.

Last action — Introduced, referred to Public Safety.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced, referred to Public Safety.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 27001
Democrat 12000
Unaffiliated 10000
Total 49001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Boulton — Yea
Brown — Yea
Celsi — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Giddens — Yea
Jochum — Yea
Zaun — Yea
De Witt — Yea
Taylor, T. — Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
David D. Rowley Republican Yea
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Not Voting
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
Kevin Alons Republican Yea
Lynn Evans Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Scott Webster Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 74 Yea · 21 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 52001
Democrat 101603
Unaffiliated 13601
Total 752205
% of votes cast 74%22%0%5%
How each member voted (102)
Member Party Vote
Best — Yea
Buck — Yea
Carlson — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Graber — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Kniff — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Sherman — Yea
Stoltenberg — Yea
Abdul-Samad — Nay
Jr. — Nay
Cahill — Nay
Isenhart — Nay
Scheetz — Nay
Steckman — Nay
Fry — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Yea
Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
Amy Nielsen Democrat Nay
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
Bob Kressig Democrat Nay
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Dr. Megan L. Srinivas Democrat Nay
Elinor A. Levin Democrat Nay
Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Nay
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Not Voting
Heather Matson Democrat Yea
J.D. Scholten Democrat Nay
Jeff Cooling Democrat Nay
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Nay
Jerome Amos Jr. Democrat Nay
Josh Turek Democrat Yea
Ken Croken Democrat Not Voting
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Nay
Mary Lee Madison Democrat Nay
Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
Rick L. Olson Democrat Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Nay
Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Not Voting
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Nay
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Austin Harris Republican Yea
Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
Bob Henderson Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Yea
Brooke Boden Republican Yea
Carter F. Nordman Republican Yea
Chad Ingels Republican Yea
Charley Thomson Republican Yea
Cindy Golding Republican Yea
Craig P. Johnson Republican Yea
Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
David E. Young Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Not Voting
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Derek Wulf Republican Yea
Devon Wood Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Yea
Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Hans C. Wilz Republican Yea
Heather Hora Republican Yea
Helena Hayes Republican Yea
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
Mark I. Thompson Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Yea
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Mike Vondran Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Shannon Latham Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Taylor R. Collins Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea
Tom Determann Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea
Zach Dieken Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 91 Yea · 1 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 37106
Republican 37000
Democrat 17002
Total 91108
% of votes cast 91%1%0%8%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bacon — Yea
Baxter — Yea
Best — Yea
Brink — Yea
Bush — Yea
Cahill — Yea
Cohoon — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Dolecheck — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gobble — Yea
Graber — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hein — Yea
Hite — Yea
Isenhart — Yea
Jacobsen — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Mascher — Yea
Maxwell — Yea
McConkey — Yea
Oldson — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Running-Marquardt — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Steckman — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thede — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Hunter — Nay
Bohannan — Not Voting
Klein — Not Voting
Mitchell — Not Voting
Prichard — Not Voting
Thorup — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Not Voting
Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
Bob Kressig Democrat Not Voting
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
Rick L. Olson Democrat Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Yea
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Yea
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Yea
Brooke Boden Republican Yea
Carter F. Nordman Republican Yea
Chad Ingels Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Yea
Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Yea
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Shannon Latham Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HF 2248?
HF 2248 is sponsored by Matthew Rinker (Republican).
What is the current status of HF 2248?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 30, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Where can I track HF 2248?
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