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

HF 2584: Establishing drug-free homeless service zones, and providing penalties

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 establishes drug-free homeless service zones. The bill prohibits a person from intentionally or knowingly doing any of the following: the person sells or transfers or attempts to sell or transfer a controlled substance while present within a drug-free homeless service zone; or the person operates or has authority to enforce the policies and requirements of a facility-based drug-free service zone that primarily serves homeless individuals and that receives state, local, or federal funding, and the person allows an individual accessing services to possess or use a controlled substance on the premises of the facility.

Sponsors

Public Safety committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

The fiscal impact of the Bill cannot be determined because the number of new convictions under the Bill cannot be estimated. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per relevant offense. The estimated impact to the General Fund includes operating costs incurred …

Senate subcommittee · named March 3, 2026

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 16 against

For: Cicero Action

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Alliance of YMCA's; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Community Action Association; Iowa Conference of the United Methodist Church; Iowa Homeless Coalition; Iowa Housing Partnership; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; and 4 more

In plain words

  1. February 10, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee · as HSB 705
  2. February 10, 2026House subcommittee named: Gustoff, Gearhart and Levin · as HSB 705
  3. February 11, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 705
  4. February 17, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 705
  5. February 17, 2026Committee vote: 15–6 · as HSB 705
  6. February 18, 2026Filed in the House
  7. February 18, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2584 · as HSB 705
  8. February 24, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. February 25, 2026Passed the House, 70–21
  10. February 25, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  11. March 3, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Blake and Bousselot
  12. March 12, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/HF2584