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

HF 365: Establishing a cause of action for murder in the first degree by causing the death of another by delivering, dispensing, or providing fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance, and making penalties applicable

Became HF 792 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill establishes a cause of action for murder in the first degree by causing the death of another by delivering, dispensing, or providing fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance. The bill provides that a person who unlawfully delivers, dispenses, or otherwise provides fentanyl or a fentanyl-related substance to another person that results in the death of the other person, and the proximate cause of the death of the other person is the injection, inhalation, absorption, or ingestion of any amount of the fentanyl or fentanyl-related substance, commits murder in the first degree.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 792 creates a new criminal offense and the fiscal impact cannot be determined. The average State cost for a Class A felony ranges between $199,400 and $203,600. This includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund…

House subcommittee · named February 12, 2025

  • Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Brian Meyer (D) · brian.meyer@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Sam Wengryn (R) · sam.wengryn@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 12, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
  2. February 12, 2025House subcommittee named: Thomson, C., Meyer, B. and Wengryn
  3. February 20, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 26, 2025Approved by the House committee
  5. February 26, 2025Committee vote: 17–5
  6. March 5, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 792
  7. March 31, 2025Withdrawn

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/HF365