Relating to the sale of nitrous oxide

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 27, 2026
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2026
4. ✕
   Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. 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 creates a rebuttable presumption that a place of business or retailer, as defined in Code section 453A.1, that distributes or possesses with intent to distribute nitrous oxide, distributes or possesses with intent to distribute nitrous oxide with the intent to induce unlawful inhaling of nitrous oxide or with the knowledge that the other person will unlawfully inhale the nitrous oxide.

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

Amends§126.22

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