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Votes at a glance: Key House files the Senate passed May 2, 2026
Summary
Quick reference: the Senate passed multiple House files on May 2, 2026, including HF2542 (habitual-offender changes, 39–6), HF2794 (assault forensic exam center, 45–0), HF2602 (massage establishment licensing to aid trafficking investigations, 45–0), and HF1036 (juvenile/trafficking provisions, 45–0).
The following bills were passed by the Iowa Senate on May 2, 2026.
House File 2542 — habitual-offender changes (as amended): Final passage recorded 39 ayes, 6 nays. The adopted strike-after amendment (S5252) raises the mandatory minimum for a third felony to seven years and bars suspension or deferral for that sentence.
House File 2794 — assault forensic examination center grant program ("safe center"): Final passage recorded 45 ayes, 0 nays. The bill directs the attorney general to contract with an eligible nonprofit to operate and maintain a forensic exam center and establishes a related fund; floor managers referenced an expected fund deposit level in related budget language.
House File 2602 — licensing for massage establishments: Final passage recorded 45 ayes, 0 nays. The bill creates a license for massage establishments to help combat human trafficking; the floor manager said it will give investigators an additional tool.
House File 1036 — juvenile justice and human-trafficking provisions: Final passage recorded 45 ayes, 0 nays. The bill adds trafficking screening to juvenile intake, expands certain definitions, extends some civil filing windows to five years, and directs HHS to develop an expanded services plan for juvenile victims.
Other House-passed items were read into the record at the session's start (including bills on early childhood services, vaping regulation, biodiesel tax credits, and several technical or funding measures); the readings place those bills on the Senate calendar for consideration.
