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

HF 71: Prohibiting quotas for traffic stops by peace officers

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

Current law prohibits a political subdivision or agency of Iowa that employs peace officers from imposing a quota on the number of citations issued by the officers. This bill also prohibits imposing a quota for the number of stops of persons committing alleged traffic violations, regardless of whether a citation or memorandum is issued.

Sponsors

Rep. Joshua Meggers (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 21, 2025

  • Rep. Joshua Meggers (R) · joshua.meggers@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Daniel Gosa (D) · daniel.gosa@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Bob Henderson (R) · robert.henderson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Americans For Prosperity; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 16, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
  2. January 21, 2025House subcommittee named: Meggers, Gosa and Henderson

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/HF71