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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 524: Relating to motor vehicle accidents resulting in injury or death, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable

Signed into law

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Can’t be estimated

261 and the fiscal impact cannot be estimated. Under this Bill, some aggravated misdemeanor or Class D felony convictions may be increased to Class D and Class C felonies respectively if the person caused the accident. 261. The cost estimate includes operating…

Senate subcommittee · named March 2, 2021

  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jim Lykam (D)

Lobbying · 5 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Bicycle Coalition; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Soaring Hearts

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. February 15, 2021Filed in the House
  2. February 19, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. February 23, 2021Passed the House, 90–3
  4. February 23, 2021Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 2, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Klimesh and Lykam
  6. March 17, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it
  7. March 31, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  8. May 5, 2021Passed the Senate, 48–0
  9. May 7, 2021Passed the House
  10. May 24, 2021Sent to the Governor
  11. June 15, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  12. June 16, 2021Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF524