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

HF 162: Requiring employees of the department of transportation to provide a specimen for alcohol and drug analysis following a motor vehicle accident or collision resulting in injury or death, and making penalties applicable

Became HF 788 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

Under current law, a person who operates a motor vehicle under circumstances which give reasonable grounds to believe that the person was operating the motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a drug is deemed to have given consent to the withdrawal of a specimen of the person’s blood, breath, or urine and to chemical tests of the specimen for the purpose of determining the alcohol concentration or presence of drugs.2A, and if certain conditions exist, including when the person has been involved in a motor vehicle accident or collision resulting in personal injury or death.

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 10, 2025

Rep. David E. Young (R) · david.young@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D) · sean.bagniewski@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Chad Behn (R) · chad.behn@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

January 30, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Transportation committee
February 10, 2025House subcommittee named: Young, Bagniewski and Behn
February 11, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
February 26, 2025Approved by the House committee
February 26, 2025Committee vote: 19–1
March 5, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 788
March 9, 2026Withdrawn