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

SF 230: Relating to eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle, and providing penalties

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 relates to eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle (eluding). Current law generally provides that a driver of a motor vehicle who commits a second or subsequent eluding violation is subject to an enhanced penalty if the second or subsequent violation is found under the same Code subsection as the prior violation. The bill amends current law to provide that a person who commits a second or subsequent eluding violation is subject to an enhanced penalty regardless of the Code subsection under which the person was previously convicted.

Sponsors

Judiciary 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 8, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. February 8, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 3, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. April 17, 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/SF230