Relating to drug paraphernalia

Sponsored by Sen. Liz Bennett (D), Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Cindy Winckler (D)

Topics:Crime & corrections

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedFebruary 27, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeMarch 4, 2025
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
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 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Currently, people who make, sell, or own drug paraphernalia can be charged with a misdemeanor. This law would change that by making sure that tools used to test for fentanyl or other drugs are not considered illegal drug paraphernalia. It also protects people who use needles or syringes for medical reasons.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to drug paraphernalia. Under current law, a person who knowingly or intentionally manufactures, delivers, sells, or possesses drug paraphernalia commits a simple misdemeanor. Hypodermic needles or syringes manufactured, delivered, sold, or possessed for a lawful purpose are exempt from the definition of “drug paraphernalia”. The bill also exempts equipment, products, or materials used to analyze or test for the presence of fentanyl, a fentanyl analog, or a drug adulterant within a controlled substance from the definition of “drug paraphernalia”.

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Senate subcommittee

Named March 4, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§124.414

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Lobbying

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Tried before

HF 545Cleared committee90th GA

91st General Assembly

SF 463Cleared committee

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HF 545 Relating to drug paraphernalia
90th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee

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HF 2650 Relating to drug paraphernalia
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