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

SF 230: Relating to towing or impounding vehicles, 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

This bill regulates towing and impounding motor vehicles. The bill requires a person who tows a vehicle without the owner’s consent to post certain signs on private property where the person is authorized to tow vehicles, document the towing with photographs, and maintain records relating to each tow. The bill requires a person to cease an incomplete tow if the vehicle owner arrives, and prohibits a person from charging a fee for more than one-half of the amount that would be charged for a consensual tow.

Sponsors

Sen. Zach Wahls (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 10, 2025

  • Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@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 Credit Union League

Against: Central Iowa Towing and Recovery

In plain words

  1. February 6, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Transportation committee
  2. February 10, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Klimesh, Townsend and Zumbach

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/SF230