Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to penalties for the manufacture, delivery, or possession of certain amounts of controlled substances involving cocaine or cocaine base
Sponsored by Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to penalties for the manufacture, delivery, or possession of certain amounts of controlled substances involving cocaine or cocaine base. Current law provides identical penalties for the manufacture, delivery, or possession of different amounts of cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, or salts of isomers, and certain mixtures of substances containing cocaine base. Current law provides that a violation involving more than 500 grams of cocaine or more than 200 grams of certain mixtures or substances containing cocaine base is a class “B” felony.
Read the full explanation
The bill makes changes to the amount of cocaine base necessary to be present in certain mixtures or substances for a particular charge so that it corresponds to the amount of cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, or salts of isomers required for the same charge. The bill provides that a violation involving more than 500 grams of cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, or salts of isomers, or cocaine base is a class “B” felony punishable by confinement for no more than years and a fine of not more than $1 million. A violation involving more than 100 grams, but not more than 500 grams of cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, or salts of isomers, or cocaine base is a class “B” felony punishable by confinement for no more than years and a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than $100,000. A violation involving less than 100 grams of cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, or salts of isomers, or cocaine base is a class “C” felony punishable by confinement for no more than years and a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $50,000.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Iowa Code it changes
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Lobbying
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