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KimReynoldsSenate OFFICEAmendment Oto FHouse TFile H2542 EH-8470 GAmend OHouse VFile E2542, Ras Namended, Opassed, Rand ChrisCournoyerreprinted Gby Othe VHouse, Eas Rfollows: N O R LT G O V E R N O R June02,2026 The Honorable Paul Pate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa50319 DearMr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:
HouseFile2542,anActrelatingtohabitualoffenders,andprovidingpenalties.1.
TheBy aboveHouseFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.striking everything after the enacting clause and inserting:
Sincerely,<Section KiinRe1. ynold/ \ Governor ofIowa cc:
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B902.8 EIMinimum TEsentence N—— Ahabitual Coffender. TB YT H EG E N E A S S E M O FT H ES T A O FI O W A :
SectionAn 1.A habitual offender is any person convicted of a class “C” or a class “D” felony, who has twice before been convicted of any felony in a court of this or any other state, or of the United States.
SectionAn 902.8,offense Codeis 2026,a felony if, by the law under which the person is amendedconvicted, toit readis asso fclassified oat lthe ltime oof wthe sperson’s :conviction.
0A 2person .convicted of a third qualifying felony shall be sentenced as a habitual offender and shall serve a minimum of seven years of the sentence imposed by law.
MinimumA sentenceperson —sentenced as an a habitual offender.offender shall not be eligible for parole until the person has served the minimum sentence of confinement of three seven years.
Aft A habitual offender is any person convicted of a class ^C" or a class ^D" felony, who has twice before been convicted of any felony in a court of this or any other state, or of the United States.
An offense is a felony if, by the law under which the person is convicted, it is so classified at the time of the person's conviction, A person convicted of a third qualifying felony shall be sentenced as a habitual offender and shall serve a minimum of seven years of the sentence imposed by law.
A person sentenced as aft a habitual offender shall not be eligible for parole until the person has served the minimum sentence of confinement of three seven years.
Section 902.9, subsection 1, paragraph c.c, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:
Code 2026, i s a m e n t o read a s f o l l o w s :
AftAn A habitual offender shall be confined for no more than fifteen twenty years.
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2 NEW SUBSECTION, 3.
Section 907.3, subsection 2, paragraph a.a, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
CodeNEW 2026,SUBPARAGRAPH is. amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
NEW SUBPARAGRAPH, (10) An offense qualifying the defendant as a habitual offender under section 902.8.
NEW PARAGRAPH,PARAGRAPH i, A sentence imposed pursuant to section 0 2 .
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