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Joshua Meggers

State Representative · Iowa House District 54

Bills introduced (24)

IAHF2561Introduced

A bill for an act relating to street takeovers, and providing penalties.(See HF 2658.)

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2658. · February 20, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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IAHF2194Introduced

A bill for an act relating to the membership of the Iowa law enforcement academy council.(See HF 2587.)

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2587. · February 18, 2026

Yes 21No 0Other 2
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IAHF2560Introduced

A bill for an act relating to recordings of interviews during child abuse assessments and family assessments.

Subcommittee recommends passage. · February 18, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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IAHF2023Introduced

A bill for an act relating to speed limits, including the speed limit in school districts and the penalty for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour over the limit.(See HF 2496.)

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2496. · February 16, 2026

Yes 23No 0Other 0
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IAHF2566Introduced

A bill for an act relating to certain city fire protection and emergency medical services funds.

Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. H.J. 309. · February 16, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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IAHF2387Introduced

A bill for an act relating to early retirement benefits for members of the peace officers' retirement, accident, and disability system.

Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 244. · February 10, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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IAHF2058Introduced

A bill for an act relating to the Iowa rules of criminal procedure, including subpoenas issued to law enforcement officers.

Subcommittee recommends passage. · February 5, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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IAHF2176Introduced

A bill for an act relating to operating a motor vehicle at excessive speeds, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.

Subcommittee recommends passage. · February 3, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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IAHF2022Introduced

A bill for an act relating to the color of light displayed by headlamps and auxiliary driving lamps, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 2120.)

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2120. · January 21, 2026

Yes 17No 6Other 0
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IAHF2013Introduced

A bill for an act relating to county attorneys, including workplace requirements, prohibited actions, and duties.

Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 42. · January 13, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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IAHF42Introduced

A bill for an act relating to the review of an officer-involved shooting case by a county attorney.(See HF 549.)

Withdrawn. H.J. 660. · March 14, 2025

Yes 21No 0Other 0
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IAHF728Introduced

A bill for an act relating to police, fire department, and other emergency vehicles.(See HF 938.)

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 938. · March 12, 2025

Yes 23No 0Other 0
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Showing the 12 most recently active.

Recent votes

BillVote onVote
HF2562

A bill for an act relating to care facility placement decisions for certain adults, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 653.) Effective Date: Conditional, 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 22, 2026

Yes
HF2793

A bill for an act relating to a railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and making appropriations.(Formerly HF 882, HF 729.)

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
HF2770

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
HF2770

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall amendment H–8451, to amendment H–8414, be adopted?

May 2, 2026

Yes
HF2770

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall amendment H–8417, to amendment H–8414, be adopted?

May 2, 2026

No
HF2770

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 775.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall amendment H–8416, to amendment H–8414, be adopted?

May 2, 2026

No
HF2794

A bill for an act establishing a sexual assault forensic examination center grant program and trust fund. (Formerly HF 705, HF 458.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
HF2799

A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; and establishing the new jobs training program interim study committee; and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 755.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
HF2800

A bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the national electrical code, local civil rights laws, political party state central committees, noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, proprietary treatment systems, poultry associations, tax credits, alternative nicotine and vapor products, public assistance programs, judicial branch and county attorney salaries, civil litigation abuse, human trafficking, federal grants and loans notifications, quarterly payments to area education agencies, civic proficiency in higher education, charter schools under the Iowa public employees' retirement system, school district incentives, extracurricular interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 784.) Contingent effective date, effective 06/02/2026, 06/19/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 05/12/2026, 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026, 07/01/2028.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
HF2800

A bill for an act relating to state and local government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, making corrections, and providing for properly related matters including the national electrical code, local civil rights laws, political party state central committees, noxious weeds, nonresident deer hunting licenses, proprietary treatment systems, poultry associations, tax credits, alternative nicotine and vapor products, public assistance programs, judicial branch and county attorney salaries, civil litigation abuse, human trafficking, federal grants and loans notifications, quarterly payments to area education agencies, civic proficiency in higher education, charter schools under the Iowa public employees' retirement system, school district incentives, extracurricular interscholastic eligibility, and levy increases, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 784.) Contingent effective date, effective 06/02/2026, 06/19/2026, 07/01/2026, 01/01/2027. Applicability date: 01/01/2026, 05/12/2026, 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026, 07/01/2028.

House · Shall amendment H–8494, to amendment H–8491, be adopted?

May 2, 2026

No
HF2768

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of state, ethics and campaign disclosure board, offices of governor and lieutenant governor, department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, department of insurance and financial services, department of management, Iowa public employees' retirement system, public information board, department of revenue, secretary of state, treasurer of state, and utilities commission. (Formerly HSB 771.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8411?

April 27, 2026

No
HF2768

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of state, ethics and campaign disclosure board, offices of governor and lieutenant governor, department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, department of insurance and financial services, department of management, Iowa public employees' retirement system, public information board, department of revenue, secretary of state, treasurer of state, and utilities commission. (Formerly HSB 771.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 27, 2026

Yes
HF2791

A bill for an act permitting an exchange of the cash reserve levy for another local levy within the school budget for certain school districts to correct for an extreme circumstance and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HSB 781.)

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
SF2492

A bill for an act creating a state corporate income tax deduction for net controlled foreign corporation tested income, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2292, SSB 3105.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 01/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
SF2492

A bill for an act creating a state corporate income tax deduction for net controlled foreign corporation tested income, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2292, SSB 3105.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 01/01/2026.

House · House Committee On Ways And Means Report

May 1, 2026

Yes
HF2797

A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, and providing fees. (Formerly HSB 770.) Effective date: 06/02/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2021.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
HF2490

A bill for an act relating to public meetings and records, including public notice requirements for meetings of a governmental body, supervision and fees associated with examining and copying public records, employment separation information for certain government employees, contractors, or appointees, and injunctions to restrain vexatious requesters. (Formerly HSB 578.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 22, 2026

Yes
SF2497

A bill for an act providing for an assignment of assets for the benefit of creditors, exempting the related tax on the transfer of real estate, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2213.) Effective date: 01/01/2027.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
SF2497

A bill for an act providing for an assignment of assets for the benefit of creditors, exempting the related tax on the transfer of real estate, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2213.) Effective date: 01/01/2027.

House · House Committee On Ways And Means Report

May 1, 2026

Yes
HSB781

A bill for an act permitting an increase in the cash reserve levy for certain school districts and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2791.)

House · House Committee On Appropriations Report

April 29, 2026

Yes
HF2775

A bill for an act relating to a convenience fee for recording applications for the registration of a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or vessel in a county by a person who is not a resident of the county. (Formerly HSB 761.)

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 28, 2026

Yes
HF2782

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; transfers, cash flow, and nonreversions; report on nonreversion of moneys; more options for maternal support program; reimbursement rates review; mental diseases exclusion waiver; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; behavioral health expenditure report; opioid settlement fund; emergency rules; graduate medical education; and special population nursing facilities; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 777.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2025.

House · Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8466, to amendment H–8461?

May 1, 2026

No
HF2782

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; transfers, cash flow, and nonreversions; report on nonreversion of moneys; more options for maternal support program; reimbursement rates review; mental diseases exclusion waiver; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; behavioral health expenditure report; opioid settlement fund; emergency rules; graduate medical education; and special population nursing facilities; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 777.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2025.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 1, 2026

Yes
HF2782

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, including aging and disability services, behavioral health, public health, and community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care; administration and compliance; transfers, cash flow, and nonreversions; report on nonreversion of moneys; more options for maternal support program; reimbursement rates review; mental diseases exclusion waiver; full-time equivalent dashboard; comprehensive family support program; federal community mental health services block grant; behavioral health expenditure report; opioid settlement fund; emergency rules; graduate medical education; and special population nursing facilities; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 777.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2025.

House · Shall amendment H–8465, to amendment H–8461, be adopted?

May 1, 2026

No
HF2531

A bill for an act relating to interests in minerals owned by counties and cities, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 2213.) Effective date: 06/02/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
SF2168

A bill for an act relating to workforce matters including apprenticeships and other career training, unemployment insurance, and membership of the state workforce development board, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3044.) Effective date: 06/30/2026, 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 1, 2026

Yes
HF2200

A bill for an act relating to activities in the administration of alcoholic beverage control by the department of revenue, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 587.) Effective date: 06/02/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 23, 2026

Yes
SF2218

A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by modifying provisions related to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools; the provision of a false social security number to an employer, prospective employer, or a potential employee; qualifications for employment, professional licensure, voter registration, and bail; making penalties applicable; and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3015.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 29, 2026

Yes
SF2484

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, technology reinvestment fund, and renewable fuel infrastructure fund, providing for related matters including financial assistance eligibility for regional sports authority districts, department of health and human services information technology systems, the railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and eligibility for entities to receive financial assistance from both the Iowa major events and tourism fund and the sports tourism infrastructure program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3187.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
SF2488

A bill for an act relating to early childhood and family services, including the creation of an early childhood and family services system, making appropriations, convening an early childhood Iowa interim study committee, and including applicability, retroactive applicability, and effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 2462, SSB 3111.) Effective date: 06/02/2026, 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2025.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
HF2783

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, department of workforce development, and Iowa special education council. (Formerly HSB 778.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 30, 2026

Yes
HF2783

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, department of workforce development, and Iowa special education council. (Formerly HSB 778.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall amendment H–8446, to amendment H–8439, be adopted?

April 30, 2026

No
HF2783

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, department of workforce development, and Iowa special education council. (Formerly HSB 778.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall amendment H–8444, to amendment H–8439, be adopted?

April 30, 2026

No
HF2783

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, department of workforce development, and Iowa special education council. (Formerly HSB 778.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall amendment H–8443, to amendment H–8439, be adopted?

April 30, 2026

No
HF2783

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, department of workforce development, and Iowa special education council. (Formerly HSB 778.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall amendment H–8442, to amendment H–8439, be adopted?

April 30, 2026

No
HF2783

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, department of workforce development, and Iowa special education council. (Formerly HSB 778.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall amendment H–8439, as amended, be adopted?

April 30, 2026

Yes
HSB770

A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, and providing fees.(See HF 2797.)

House · House Committee On Ways And Means Report

May 1, 2026

Yes
SF629

A bill for an act providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees. (Formerly SF 285, SSB 1003.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 27, 2026

Yes
SF629

A bill for an act providing for an expedited filing service for filers of business documents administered by the secretary of state, and providing fees. (Formerly SF 285, SSB 1003.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · House Committee On Ways And Means Report

April 22, 2026

Yes
HF2781

A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund. (Formerly HF 2537, HF 2315.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 28, 2026

Yes
HSB779

A bill for an act relating to the definition of a religious institution or society for purposes of property taxation and including applicability provisions.(See HF 2789.)

House · House Committee On Appropriations Report

April 29, 2026

Yes
SF2493

A bill for an act relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural production. (Formerly SF 2188, SSB 3025.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
HF2769

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch. (Formerly HSB 776.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8454, to amendment H–8449?

May 2, 2026

No
HF2769

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch. (Formerly HSB 776.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
HF2769

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch. (Formerly HSB 776.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall amendment H–8449 be adopted?

May 2, 2026

Yes
HF2759

A bill for an act relating to the payment of claims associated with nonpublic school pupil transportation, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly HF 2440, HSB 678.)

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 28, 2026

Yes
SF2039

A bill for an act providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for judicial review of agency action under the Iowa administrative procedure Act. Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 30, 2026

Yes
HF2297

A bill for an act relating to radon mitigation in residential buildings. (Formerly HF 82.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 30, 2026

Yes
SF2468

A bill for an act providing for the conversion of partnerships into other forms of domestic or foreign organizations, and providing for fees. (Formerly SF 2363, SSB 3160.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 27, 2026

Yes
SF2430

A bill for an act relating to the display of flags at half-staff on public buildings. (Formerly SSB 3134.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 23, 2026

Yes
HF2343

A bill for an act relating to the excise tax on certain ethanol blended gasoline purchased exclusively for use in an implement of husbandry used in agricultural production.(Formerly HSB 561; See HF 2798.)

House · House Committee On Ways And Means Report

May 1, 2026

Yes
SF472

A bill for an act relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Applicability date: 05/19/2026.

House · Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H–8421?

April 28, 2026

No
SF472

A bill for an act relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Applicability date: 05/19/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

April 28, 2026

Yes
SF472

A bill for an act relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Applicability date: 05/19/2026.

House · Shall amendment H–8420 be adopted?

April 28, 2026

No
SF472

A bill for an act relating to retention and recertification elections for public employee collective bargaining units and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 1172.) Applicability date: 05/19/2026.

House · Shall amendment H–8419 be adopted?

April 28, 2026

No
HSB755

A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority, the utilities commission, and the department of education, including creation of the headquarters expansion and development for growth and employment program, and the business incentives for growth program training fund; repeal of the new jobs tax credit program; the major economic growth attraction program; load forecasting and analysis of electric transmission system expansion plans; creation of the electric transmission system expansion planning and analysis and load forecasting fund; the industrial new jobs training program; and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2799.)

House · House Committee On Ways And Means Report

May 1, 2026

Yes
HF2786

A bill for an act modifying the sales or use tax refund for biodiesel production.(Formerly HF 2071.)

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
HSB747

A bill for an act providing for a red tape reduction internet site.(See HF 2790.)

House · House Committee On Appropriations Report

April 29, 2026

Yes
HF2785

A bill for an act extending the biodiesel blended fuel tax credit.(Formerly HSB 688.)

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes
SF469

A bill for an act creating an emeritus license to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery. (Formerly SSB 1121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

House · Shall the bill pass?

May 2, 2026

Yes