Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2555: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 23, 2026
An Act relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6657YH (4) th/ns H.F. 2555 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 321Q.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. "Audit trail" means all records of queries and responses relating to an automatic registration plate reader, and all records of actions relating to plate reader data that is accessed, entered, updated, shared, or disseminated, including all of the following: a. The date and time when a plate reader was accessed. b. The registration plate characters or other data elements used to query a plate reader. c. The specific purpose, in accordance with section 321Q.4, for accessing or querying a plate reader, including the type of offense for a criminal investigation. d. The associated call for service or case number. e. The username of the person who accessed or queried the plate reader. 2. "Audit trail data" means information in any form that is collected or generated by an automatic registration plate reader for purposes of producing an audit trail. 3. "Automatic registration plate reader" or "plate reader" means a camera or other optical device designed or programmed to automatically detect a vehicle's registration plate, or to automatically capture or store an image of …
Sponsors
- Judd Lawler (R, 91) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Sponsor added, Young. H.J. 614 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2701 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 369 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 369 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/18/2026 12:00PM RM 103.
- : Subcommittee: Lawler, Bagniewski and Holt. H.J. 318 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 307 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 369 . (February 19, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: license plates, driving
Common questions
- What is HF2555?
- HF2555 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers and providing penalties.
- What does HF2555 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers and providing penalties.
- What is the status of HF2555?
- In committee as of February 23, 2026. Latest action: Sponsor added, Young. H.J. 614 . (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2555?
- Judd Lawler (R, 91).
- Where is the official record for HF2555?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2555&ga=91
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