Related to eluding, including aggravated eluding and fresh pursuit, and providing penalties

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2026
Done: Senate committeeFebruary 3, 2026
Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
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

This bill relates to eluding, including aggravated eluding and fresh pursuit. The bill provides that the driver of a motor vehicle commits aggravated eluding if the driver, while being pursued by a peace officer within the state, knowingly crosses the state border into another state without yielding to the pursuing peace officer. Aggravated eluding is 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.

Read the full explanation

The bill provides that a peace officer of this state who is in fresh pursuit of a driver of a motor vehicle believed to be committing, or having committed, eluding or aggravated eluding may continue the pursuit of the driver into another state and may arrest the driver in that state, subject to the laws of the state in which the arrest occurs. Fresh pursuit does not require immediate or continuous visual contact but requires pursuit without unreasonable delay. An arrest made in another state shall be reported promptly to the appropriate authorities of the state in which the arrest occurs, and the driver arrested shall be subject to extradition under Code chapter 820.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named January 14, 2026. On January 21, 2026 it recommended passage.

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Fiscal note

Cost: up to $18,100 Compare with other bills

The fiscal impact cannot be determined because the number of new convictions cannot be estimated. The average State cost per offense for a Class D felony is between $13,000 and $18,100. The estimated impact to the General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the DOC. The costs would be incurred across multiple fiscal years for prison and parole supervision.

Aggravated Eluding · March 2, 2026 · $18,100

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§804.7C

Amends§321.279

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Lobbying

2 for · 0 against · 7 undecided · Who →

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