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

HF 358: Relating to law enforcement, including eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle, temporary restricted driver’s licenses associated with that offense, and the authority of a peace officer to make an arrest for any public offense anywhere within the state, and providing penalties

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle (eluding), and provides for temporary restricted licenses. Under current law, persons convicted of eluding are not eligible to be issued a temporary restricted license (TRL) (a license issued to persons with suspended or revoked driver’s licenses to drive for limited purposes including employment, health care, education, substance use treatment, community service, and appointments with parole or probation officers).

Sponsors

Public Safety committee

Cost

Cost: up to $17,000

House File 358 is estimated to increase the average LOS of individuals admitted to prison and CBC. 279. Enhancement of these penalties is estimated to increase costs to the Department of Corrections (DOC) by $17,000 annually. Figure 3 represents the cost for o…

Lobbying · 5 for, 1 against

For: Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Peace Officers Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Police Association; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. February 20, 2023Filed in the House
  2. March 13, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 14, 2023Passed the House, 94–3
  4. March 15, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  5. April 17, 2023Took the place of SF 230 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  6. April 17, 2023Passed the Senate, 43–7
  7. April 19, 2023Passed the House, 95–0
  8. April 28, 2023Sent to the Governor
  9. April 28, 2023Signed into law
  10. May 16, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/HF358