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

HF 2423: Relating to operating-while-intoxicated offenses, including temporary restricted licenses and ignition interlock devices, providing penalties, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions

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

Under current law, a person whose driver’s license is revoked for operating while intoxicated (OWI) is required to install an ignition interlock device (IID) prior to being issued a temporary restricted license (TRL) by the department of transportation (DOT). The IID must be installed on every vehicle owned or operated by the person, or every vehicle operated by the person if the person has had no previous conviction or revocation under Code chapter 321J. This bill instead requires an IID to be installed only on every vehicle operated by a person, regardless of previous convictions or revocations.

Sponsors

Public Safety committee

Cost

Cost: up to $6,859

The fiscal impact cannot be estimated due to a lack of data. The penalty for a serious misdemeanor is an average State cost of a minimum of $400 and a maximum of $6,859. The estimated cost to the State General Fund includes costs incurred by the Judicial Branc…

House subcommittee · named January 25, 2024

  • Rep. Joshua Meggers (R) · joshua.meggers@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Brian Meyer (D) · brian.meyer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against

For: Coalition of Ignition Interlock Manufacturers; Mothers Against Drunk Driving

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. January 25, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee · as HSB 618
  2. January 25, 2024House subcommittee named: Meggers, Gustoff, Meyer and B · as HSB 618
  3. February 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 618
  4. February 7, 2024Approved by the House committee · as HSB 618
  5. February 8, 2024Filed in the House
  6. February 8, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2423 · as HSB 618
  7. February 16, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. April 3, 2024Withdrawn

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/HF2423