90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 301: Concerning penalties relating to drug paraphernalia and certain traffic offenses, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable
Became HF 536 · Its progress continues under the new number.
What it does
This bill concerns penalties for certain violations of Code chapters 124 (controlled substances) and 321 (motor vehicles and law of the road). Under current law, a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, delivers, sells, or possesses drug paraphernalia commits a simple misdemeanor. A simple misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than days and a fine of at least $105 but not more than $855. The bill instead makes the violation a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation resulting in a fine of $260.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
See the fiscal note
House File 536 may have a fiscal impact to the correctional system; however, it cannot be determined at this time. The Bill changes drug paraphernalia violations from a simple misdemeanor to a scheduled violation and specific speeding and passing violations fr…
House subcommittee · named February 20, 2023
- Rep. Zach Dieken (R) · zachary.dieken@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Jeff Shipley (R) · jeff.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Associated General Contractors of Iowa
In plain words
- February 15, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
- February 20, 2023House subcommittee named: Dieken, Shipley and Wessel-Kroeschell
- February 23, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
- February 28, 2023Approved by the House committee
- March 1, 2023Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 536
- March 9, 2023Withdrawn
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/HF301