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

SF 2261: 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

Signed into law

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

Judiciary (companion To Lsb 5491hv By Committee on 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…

Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against

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

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. February 8, 2024Filed in the Senate
  2. February 8, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 29, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. April 1, 2024Passed the Senate, 39–8
  5. April 3, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  6. April 3, 2024Took the place of HF 2423 on the House floor (the same legislation)
  7. April 3, 2024Passed the House, 87–7
  8. April 18, 2024Sent to the Governor
  9. April 19, 2024Signed into law
  10. May 9, 2024Cost 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/SF2261