Iowa House approves a package of bills on housing, courts, transportation and veterans

The Iowa House cleared a series of bills in a single session, voting on measures that ranged from zoning guidance to court notifications, transportation rules and veterans’ benefits.

Key floor outcomes included:

- House File 2618 (eliminate Iowa smart planning principles): Passed, recorded vote 71 yeas, 25 nays; sponsor said chapter 18B is guidance that creates confusion for local governments (Representative from Decatur, speaker 4).

- House File 2360 (clarify 'child' as under 18 for child endangerment): Passed unanimously, recorded vote 97 yeas, 0 nays.

- House File 2515 (increase penalties for exploitation of a minor; amendment H81117 adopted): Amendment passed and bill passed the House, recorded vote 97 yeas, 0 nays.

- House File 2645 (electronic court notification): Passed, recorded vote 81 yeas, 16 nays (see separate coverage for debate and fiscal concerns).

- House File 2491 (tuition waiver for certain veterans): Passed unanimously, recorded vote 97 yeas, 0 nays.

- House File 2598 (required human‑trafficking instruction for certain CDL applicants): Passed (amendment H8106 adopted); recorded vote 97 yeas, 0 nays.

These votes were part of a packed House calendar that included additional bills on abandoned-vehicle code, urban-design standards (SUDOS), driving privileges and civil-liability rules; where recorded tallies were provided on the floor, they are listed above.