HF2145 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governor.(See HF 2694 .)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: DIEKEN, C. JOHNSON, WILLIAMS, WILLS, STONE, BLOM, SITZMANN, THOMPSON, BARKER, SMITH, COLLINS, SIEGRIST, HENDERSON, FETT, GEHLBACH, LARSON, LAWLER, THOMSON, WHEELER, HAYES, FISHER, BEHN, GERHOLD, WATKINS, GOLDING, WELDON, WULF, MEGGERS, WENGRYN and BODEN
Last action: 2026-03-16
Official status: Withdrawn. H.J. 672 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governor.(See HF 2694 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governor.(See HF 2694 .)

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Bill History

2026-03-16 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. H.J. 672 .
2026-02-23 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2694 .
2026-02-19 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 4. Excused, 1. H.J. 368 .
2026-02-19 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 368 .
2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-02-09 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 12:00PM House Lounge 2.
2026-01-27 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Wills, J., Wessel-Kroeschell and Wheeler. H.J. 159 .
2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 135 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governor.(See HF 2694 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2145

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2145

BY

DIEKEN

,

C.

JOHNSON

,

WILLIAMS

,

WILLS

,

STONE

,

BLOM

,

SITZMANN

,

THOMPSON

,

BARKER

,

SMITH

,

COLLINS

,

SIEGRIST

,

HENDERSON

,

FETT

,

GEHLBACH

,

LARSON

,

LAWLER

,

THOMSON

,

WHEELER

,

HAYES

,

FISHER

,

BEHN

,

GERHOLD

,

WATKINS

,

GOLDING

,

WELDON

,

WULF

,

MEGGERS

,

WENGRYN

,

and

BODEN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

regulation

of

places

and

practices

of

1

worship

by

the

governor.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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NEW

SECTION

.

7.19

Regulation

of

places

and

1

practices

of

worship

——

limitation.

2

Notwithstanding

any

provision

of

law

to

the

contrary,

the

3

governor

shall

not

close,

place

a

mandate

on,

or

otherwise

4

regulate

a

place

or

practice

of

worship

for

any

reason,

5

including

through

the

proclamation

of

a

disaster

emergency

6

pursuant

to

chapter

29C

or

public

health

disaster

pursuant

to

7

section

135.144.

For

the

purposes

of

this

section,

“place

of

8

worship”

means

a

building

in

which

an

active

congregation

is

9

devoted

to

worship.

10

EXPLANATION

11

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

12

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

13

This

bill

prohibits

the

governor

from

closing,

placing

a

14

mandate

on,

or

otherwise

regulating

a

place

or

practice

of

15

worship

for

any

reason,

including

through

the

proclamation

16

of

a

disaster

emergency

or

public

health

disaster.

The

bill

17

defines

“place

of

worship”

as

a

building

in

which

an

active

18

congregation

is

devoted

to

worship.

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