DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds took final action on the remaining bills from the 2026 legislative session on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, signing dozens of policy and budget measures into law while also approving a separate package of public safety bills aimed at repeat offenders.
The final round of action formally closed the books on a wide range of legislation dealing with education, public assistance, workforce development, campaign finance, health care licensing, law enforcement rights, economic development, mining, state government spending and other major policy areas.
Reynolds also signed House File 2542, House File 2787 and Senate File 2399, three public safety bills that the governor’s office said are intended to protect Iowans from repeat offenders.
The new public safety laws end warrant resolution clinics, require magistrates to set bail at the scheduled amount and establish a new “three strikes” system. According to the governor’s office, the new system ends deferred or suspended sentences for habitual offenders, raises the minimum sentence for habitual offenders from three years to seven years and changes the maximum sentence from 15 years to 20 years.
“For too long, a small number of repeat offenders have been responsible for a disproportionate share of crime in our communities,” Reynolds said. “These criminals cycle through the justice system with little accountability and put innocent Iowans at risk. Together, these reforms reflect a simple principle: Iowa will stand with victims, support law enforcement, and prioritize public safety.”
Among the other bills Reynolds signed was SF 2218, a broad regulatory compliance bill dealing with employment eligibility verification, false Social Security numbers, qualifications for employment and professional licensure, voter registration and bail.
The governor also signed SF 2422, a public assistance measure affecting programs under the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, including SNAP, Medicaid and the Iowa Health and Wellness Plan.
Education-related measures signed by Reynolds include SF 2220, dealing with statewide assessment, gifted and talented programs and advanced math pathways; HF 2493, affecting the statewide preschool program; HF 2591, dealing with open enrollment, student transfers and athletic eligibility; and HF 2670, which also deals with testing and K-12 educational programming.
Reynolds also signed HF 2601, a campaign finance bill dealing with participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduct.
Other signed bills include HF 2797, dealing with the peace officer, public safety and emergency personnel bill of rights; HF 2799, a wide-ranging economic development and utilities measure; HF 2765, dealing with mining regulation; and HF 2711, dealing with state policies and programs with race or gender requirements.
The governor also signed several appropriations bills into law, including SF 2478, covering transportation and infrastructure-related appropriations; HF 2768, covering state government administration and regulation; HF 2769, funding the judicial branch; HF 2770, funding the justice system; and HF 2772, covering economic development, the Iowa Finance Authority, Iowa Workforce Development and Board of Regents-related items.
Reynolds used line-item vetoes on four appropriations bills: SF 2484, the infrastructure appropriations bill; HF 2782, covering veterans affairs and health and human services; HF 2783, covering the education system; and HF 2800, a sweeping state and local government finance bill.
The governor’s veto messages for those bills are available here: SF 2484, HF 2782, HF 2783 and HF 2800.
Reynolds also vetoed five full bills.
The vetoed bills were SF 2207, dealing with the submission of proposed legislation by the governor and state departments and agencies; SF 2299, dealing with district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment; SF 2320, also dealing with district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment; SF 2453, dealing with investment by regents institutions in certified innovation funds; and HF 2667, dealing with project design standards and specifications.
The governor’s veto messages for those bills are available here: SF 2207, SF 2299, SF 2320, SF 2453 and HF 2667.
The action came after the Legislature sent Reynolds a long list of final-session bills, giving the governor the last say on what would become law, what would be trimmed through line-item vetoes and what would be rejected outright.
For readers, the final bill action means several major policy areas from the 2026 session are now moving from debate to implementation, including education changes, public assistance rules, state spending decisions, workforce policy, economic development programs, election-related provisions and tougher criminal sentencing rules for repeat offenders.