HF 788: Requiring state employees to provide a specimen for alcohol and drug analysis following certain motor vehicle accidents or collisions resulting in serious injury or death under certain circumstances, and making penalties applicable

What it does

Under current law, a person who operates a motor vehicle under circumstances which give reasonable grounds to believe that the person was operating the motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a drug is deemed to have given consent to the withdrawal of a specimen of the person’s blood, breath, or urine and to chemical tests of the specimen for the purpose of determining the alcohol concentration or presence of drugs.2A, and if certain conditions exist, including when the person has been involved in a motor vehicle accident or collision resulting in personal injury or death.

Senate subcommittee · named March 10, 2026

• Sen. Adrian Dickey (R) · adrian.dickey@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Pike (R) · mike.pike@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

1. March 5, 2025Filed in the House
2. April 3, 2025Sent to the House Transportation committee
3. January 20, 2026House subcommittee named: Young, Bagniewski and Behn
4. January 29, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
5. February 4, 2026Approved by the House committee
6. February 4, 2026Committee vote: 20–1
7. March 5, 2026Passed the House, 85–1
8. March 9, 2026Arrived in the Senate
9. March 10, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Dickey, Pike and Townsend
10. March 16, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
11. March 18, 2026Approved by the Senate committee