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

SF 2475: Relating to abandoned vehicles

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

What it does

89 regulates the towing, impounding, reclaiming, and selling of abandoned vehicles and providing required notice.89. The bill decreases the time by which a person who impounds an abandoned vehicle is required to provide notice from days to days and increases the time a person may reclaim an abandoned vehicle from days to days. The bill requires notice of a tow and impoundment to be given twice; once by regular mail and once by certified mail, parcel delivery with tracking, or personal delivery by a peace officer.

Sponsors

Appropriations (successor To Ssb 3061) (companion To Hf 2617 By Committee on Transportation) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 9 for, 4 against

For: AARP Iowa; Bitches Get Stuff Done; Enterprise Holdings d/b/a Enterprise Mobility; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Credit Union League; Iowa Independent Automobile Dealers Association; Iowa Insurance Institute; National Insurance Crime Bureau; Veridian Credit Union

Against: Crow's Auto Service; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Towing and Recovery Professionals of Iowa

In plain words

  1. March 25, 2026Filed in the Senate
  2. March 25, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  3. May 1, 2026Withdrawn

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/SF2475