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HF2542Introduced in the House

A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 666.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Passed

Introduced by Judiciary

What does this bill do?

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Official description

A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 666.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Where it stands

Signed by Governor. H.J. 1167.

June 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

7 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

2 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: Shall the bill pass? · May 2, 2026

66

Yes

20

No

14

Absent or Not Voting

100 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
J.D. Scholten1Absent
Robert Henderson2Yes
Thomas Jeneary3Yes
Skyler Wheeler4Absent
Zachary Dieken5Absent
Megan Hess Jones6Yes
Wendy Larson7Yes
Ann Meyer8Yes
Henry Stone9Yes
John Wills10Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 305.

  2. Amendment H-8116 filed. H.J. 525.

  3. Amendments H-8120, H-8121 and H-8124 filed. H.J. 526.

  4. Fiscal note.

  5. Point of order raised on amendment H-8121, ruled not germane. H.J. 553.

  6. Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8121, yeas 31, nays 64. H.J. 553.

  7. Motion to suspend rules failed. H.J. 554.

  8. Point of order raised on amendment H-8124, ruled not germane. H.J. 554.

  9. Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8124, yeas 33, nays 62. H.J. 555.

  10. Motion to suspend rules failed. H.J. 555.

  11. Amendment H-8116 adopted. H.J. 555.

  12. Amendment H-8120, yeas 31, nays 63, lost. H.J. 556.

  13. Motion to defer, yeas 30, nays 63, lost. H.J. 556.

  14. Passed House, yeas 68, nays 23. H.J. 557.

  15. Immediate message. H.J. 569.

  16. Message from House. S.J. 480.

  17. Read first time, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 480.

  18. Subcommittee: Bousselot, Dawson, and Knox. S.J. 550.

  19. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 12:30PM Room 315.

  20. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  21. Fiscal note.

  22. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 640.

  23. Amendment S-5126 filed. S.J. 640.

  24. Placed on calendar.

  25. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.

  26. Amendment S-5252 filed, adopted. S.J. 972.

  27. Amendment S-5126 out of order. S.J. 973.

  28. Passed Senate, yeas 39, nays 6. S.J. 973.

  29. Immediate message. S.J. 973.

  30. Message from Senate. H.J. 1112.

  31. Senate amendment H-8470 filed. H.J. 1123.

  32. Amendment H-8470, yeas 68, nays 18, adopted. H.J. 1123.

  33. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159.

  34. Passed House, yeas 66, nays 20. H.J. 1124.

  35. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1159.

  36. Immediate message. H.J. 1127.

  37. Message from House. S.J. 991.

  38. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.

  39. Fiscal note.

  40. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1167.

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