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

HF 2576: Establishing a cause of action for murder in the first degree by causing the death of another by delivering, dispensing, or providing fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance, and making penalties applicable

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

What it does

This bill establishes a cause of action for murder in the first degree by causing the death of another by delivering, dispensing, or providing fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance. The bill provides that a person who unlawfully delivers, dispenses, or otherwise provides fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance to another person that results in the death of the other person, and the proximate cause of the death of the other person is the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of any amount of the fentanyl or fentanyl-related substance, commits murder in the first degree.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

Cost: up to $202,500

The fiscal impact of House File 2576 cannot be determined due to a lack of data. The average State cost per Class A felony is between $198,300 and $202,500. This includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the Depar…

Senate subcommittee · named March 5, 2024

  • Sen. J. Taylor
  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 19, 2024Filed in the House
  2. February 29, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 4, 2024Passed the House, 86–12
  4. March 5, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 5, 2024Senate subcommittee named: J. Taylor, Shipley and Weiner
  6. March 7, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  7. March 13, 2024Approved by the Senate 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/HF2576