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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 126: Relating to penalties for the manufacture, delivery, or possession of certain amounts of controlled substances involving cocaine or cocaine base

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 3 for, 1 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; FAMM; Iowa Association for Justice

Against: Iowa County Attorneys Association

In plain words

  1. January 27, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee

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/91/HF126