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

HF 2217: Establishing the public offense of resisting arrest, and providing penalties

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 establishes the offense of resisting arrest.1; using any means that create a risk of physical injury to the peace officer or another person; employing any actions requiring substantial force to overcome the resistance; fleeing from a peace officer attempting to arrest the person; disarming or attempting to disarm the peace officer; using a vehicle or weapon to prevent or attempt to prevent a lawful arrest; or engaging in any other behavior or conduct intended to prevent a peace officer from affecting a lawful arrest.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. January 30, 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/HF2217