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HF 2708Died when the session ended · February 23, 2026

Relating to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and causing injury, and providing penalties

Sponsored by Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Eric J. Gjerde (D), Rep. Daniel Gosa (D), Rep. Bob Kressig (D), Rep. Monica Kurth (D), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D), Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)

Topics:Public safety & emergencies

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 23, 2026
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
  4. Next: Passes the House
  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

Under current law, a person who unintentionally causes the death of another by operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated (OWI) commits a class “B” felony. A person who unintentionally causes a serious injury by OWI commits a class “D” felony. “Serious injury” is defined to include disabling mental illness; bodily injury which creates a substantial risk of death, causes serious permanent disfigurement, or causes protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ; any injury to a child that requires surgical repair and necessitates the administration of general anesthesia; and skull fractures, rib fractures, and metaphyseal fractures of the long bones of children under the age of four years.

Read the full explanation

This bill provides that a person who unintentionally injures another person, but does not cause serious injury, by OWI commits an aggravated misdemeanor. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540. A person committing a second or subsequent violation of the bill commits a class “D” felony. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245.

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§707.6A

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works