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

HF 2176: Relating to operating a motor vehicle at excessive speeds, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable

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

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. Under current law, the department of transportation (DOT) is authorized to establish rules providing for the suspension of the driver’s license of an operator upon days’ notice under certain circumstances. This bill requires the DOT to suspend the driver’s license of a person who is convicted of exceeding a speed limit with a detected speed of 100 miles per hour (MPH) or more without the days’ notice.

Sponsors

Rep. Joshua Meggers (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 28, 2026

  • Rep. Joshua Meggers (R) · joshua.meggers@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Daniel Gosa (D) · daniel.gosa@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: AARP Iowa; Iowa Bicycle Coalition; Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

  1. January 27, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
  2. January 28, 2026House subcommittee named: Meggers, Gosa and Gustoff
  3. February 3, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/HF2176