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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026

HF 2007: Relating to restitution owed by a person who is convicted of homicide by motor vehicle for unintentionally causing the death of a parent of a minor child

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill requires a person who is convicted of unintentionally causing the death of another by operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, while driving in a reckless manner with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property (including driving while using a hand-held electronic communication device), while eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle, while exceeding the speed limit by miles per hour or more, or while drag racing to pay additional restitution if the deceased victim was the parent of a minor child.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 9, 2024

  • Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R) · taylor.collins@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Mothers Against Drunk Driving

In plain words

  1. January 9, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. January 9, 2024House subcommittee named: Collins, Thomson, C. and Wessel-Kroeschell
  3. January 11, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/90/HF2007