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

SF 533: Relating to the possession of marijuana, and providing penalties

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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

Senate File 533 lowers the criminal penalty for a first offense possession of marijuana. Table 2 shows the decrease in cost for the average State cost per offense class type for one first offense possession of marijuana conviction. The cost estimate includes o…

Senate subcommittee · named February 25, 2021

  • Sen. Brad Zaun (R)
  • Sen. Joe Bolkcom (D)
  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 12 for, 0 against

For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); City of Des Moines; City of Iowa City; Families United Action Network (FUAN); Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa Hemp Industries Association; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa NORML; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowans for Medical Marijuana; Veterans National Recovery Center

In plain words

  1. February 25, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee · as SSB 1226
  2. February 25, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Zaun, Bolkcom and Dawson · as SSB 1226
  3. March 2, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1226
  4. March 3, 2021Filed in the Senate
  5. March 3, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  6. March 3, 2021Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 533 · as SSB 1226
  7. March 12, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. April 1, 2021Sent to the Senate Judiciary committee

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/SF533