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

HF 2646: Relating to certain activities associated with foreign entities in the state, 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

This bill relates to certain activities associated with foreign entities in the state. DIVISION I —— DRONES —— SECURITY AND PROCUREMENT. The bill prohibits the state or a political subdivision of the state from purchasing, leasing, or operating a remotely piloted aircraft, defined as a self-propelled vehicle used for navigation and flight that is controlled by the use of an electronic system and is not designed to carry a human, that is manufactured, in whole or in part, by a company listed on the covered list published by the public safety and homeland security bureau of the federal communications commission.

Sponsors

Public Safety committee

Cost

Cost: up to $18,100

House File 2646 creates the new offense, and the number of new convictions cannot be estimated. The average State cost per Class D felony is between $13,000 and $18,100. The estimated impact to the General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial…

House subcommittee · named February 17, 2026

  • Rep. Mike Vondran (R) · mike.vondran@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Eric J. Gjerde (D) · eric.gjerde@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Sam Wengryn (R) · sam.wengryn@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against

For: Heritage Action for America; State Shield Action

Against: Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum)

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee · as HSB 752
  2. February 17, 2026House subcommittee named: Vondran, Gjerde and Wengryn · as HSB 752
  3. February 18, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 752
  4. February 18, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 752
  5. February 18, 2026Committee vote: 22–0 · as HSB 752
  6. February 19, 2026Filed in the House
  7. February 19, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2646 · as HSB 752
  8. March 18, 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/HF2646