89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026
HSB 710: HSB 710
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to intoxication by a controlled substance in public places, and provides penalties. The bill provides that a person shall not be intoxicated in a public place while any amount of a controlled substance is present in the person, as measured in the person’s blood or urine. A person violating the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855. The bill provides that a peace officer making an arrest for public intoxication by a controlled substance shall inform the person that the person may have a chemical test administered at the person’s own expense.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 14, 2022
- Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Steven Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Mary Lynn Wolfe (D)
Lobbying · 1 for, 1 against
For: Iowa State Association of Counties
Against: Iowa Association for Justice
In plain words
- February 14, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
- February 14, 2022House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Holt and Wolfe
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Tuesday, November 10, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HSB710