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

SF 2082: Relating to implied consent to test specimens of a person’s blood, breath, or urine following a motor vehicle accident resulting in death, and making penalties applicable

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

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 (implied consent).2A (operating while intoxicated), 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.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 26, 2026

Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Thomas Townsend (D) · thomas.townsend@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Motor Truck Association

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

January 21, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
January 26, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Kraayenbrink, Townsend and Zumbach