Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF668: A BILL FOR An Act relating to immunity from criminal or civil liability in cases involving the justifiable use of reasonable force
Status: In committee, February 23, 2026
An Act relating to immunity from criminal or civil liability in cases involving the justifiable use of reasonable force.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to immunity from criminal or civil liability in cases involving the justifiable use of reasonable force.
From the introduced text, February 28, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to immunity from criminal or civil liability in cases involving the justifiable use of reasonable force. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2145YH (3) as/js H.F. Section 1. Section 704.13, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 704.13 Immunity. 1. A person who is justified in using reasonable force against an aggressor in defense of oneself, another person, or property pursuant to section 704.4 is immune from criminal or civil liability for all damages incurred by the aggressor pursuant to the application of reasonable force. 2. There shall be a presumption under this section that the person reasonably believed that such use of force was necessary to defend the person, another person, or property from what the person reasonably believed to be the use of or imminent use of unlawful force by another person. 3. A law enforcement agency may use standard procedures for investigating the use or threatened use of force, but the law enforcement agency shall not arrest the person for using or threatening to use force unless the law enforcement agency makes the determination that there is probable cause to believe that the force that was used or was threatened to be used was unlawful. 4. In a criminal prosecution or civil action, …
Sponsors
- Sam Wengryn (R, 24) · primary sponsor
- Samantha Fett (R, 22)
- Tom Shipley (R, 9)
- Judd Lawler (R, 91)
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2693 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 5. Excused, 1. H.J. 367 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 367 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2026 8:30AM RM 103.
- : Subcommittee: Holt, Wessel-Kroeschell and Wheeler. H.J. 196 .
- : * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 476 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 367 . (February 19, 2026): 15 yea, 5 nay, passed
Subjects: civil procedure, immunity, reasonable force, criminal procedure, civil liability
Common questions
- What is HF668?
- HF668 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to immunity from criminal or civil liability in cases involving the justifiable use of reasonable force.
- What does HF668 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to immunity from criminal or civil liability in cases involving the justifiable use of reasonable force.
- What is the status of HF668?
- In committee as of February 23, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2693 . (February 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF668?
- Sam Wengryn (R, 24), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF668?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0668&ga=91
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