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

HF 178: Relating to the penalty for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour over the limit

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

What it does

Under current law, a person who operates a motor vehicle in excess of a speed limit under Code section 321.236(5, 11) (public parks and alleys), Code section 321.285 (speed restrictions generally), Code section 321.383(5) (implements of husbandry), Code section 321O.5(1) (personal delivery devices), or Code section 461A.36 (state parks and preserves), commits a simple misdemeanor punishable by a scheduled fine that varies depending on the excessive speed. The fine ranges from $30 for a speed in excess of the limit by not more than miles per hour (MPH) to $135 plus $5 for each MPH of excessive speed over MPH over the limit. This bill increases the scheduled fine for excessive speed over MPH over the limit to $285 plus $5 for each MPH of excessive speed over MPH over the limit.

Cost

Cost: up to $871,000

House File 178 is estimated to increase total revenues by $557,000 in FY 2026. Of that increase, $435,000 will be deposited into the State General Fund and $122,000 will be allocated to other funds and to the counties. 1 million compared to current law FY 2025…

Senate subcommittee · named March 11, 2025

Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R) · kerry.gruenhagen@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Rocky De Witt (R)
Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Dr. Tanja Garrison

In plain words

January 30, 2025Filed in the House
February 11, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
March 4, 2025Passed the House, 90–5
March 5, 2025Arrived in the Senate
March 11, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Gruenhagen, De Witt and Townsend
March 18, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
April 1, 2025Approved by the Senate committee