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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2052: Relating to persons under the influence of controlled substances in public places, and providing penalties

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

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to intoxication by a controlled substance in public places, and provides penalties. The bill provides that a person in a public place shall not be under the influence of a controlled substance or have any amount of a controlled substance present in the person, as measured in the person’s blood or urine. The bill does not apply to a person under the influence of a controlled substance prescribed for the person and taken as directed by a medical practitioner or if the substance was dispensed by a pharmacist without a prescription pursuant to the rules of the board of pharmacy.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. January 16, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety 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/90/HF2052