89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
SF 2097: Relating to the lookback period for prior operating-while-intoxicated convictions
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
Under current law, a record for operating while intoxicated (OWI) in violation of Code section 321J.2 is required to be deleted from the department of transportation (DOT) operating records years after the date of conviction or the effective date of a driver’s license revocation. Deleted records cannot be considered as a prior conviction for the purpose of determining whether a current OWI violation is considered a second, third, or subsequent offense by a court. This bill prohibits the DOT from deleting any record of a person’s conviction or license revocation due to OWI violations while the person is alive.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 25, 2022
- Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Eric Giddens (D)
- Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against
Against: Iowa Association for Justice
In plain words
- January 24, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
- January 25, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Giddens and Klimesh
- February 1, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2097