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

SF 468: Relating to abandoned 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

Current law requires an entity that takes custody of an abandoned vehicle to send notice of that fact to all known claimants of the vehicle no more than days after taking custody of the vehicle. This bill requires such notice to be sent no more than days after the entity takes custody of an abandoned vehicle. Current law requires a person to ask for a hearing regarding an abandoned vehicle or reclaim an abandoned vehicle and personal property left inside such vehicle within days. The bill extends the reclamation period to days.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 22, 2026

Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Catelin Drey (D) · catelin.drey@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 2 against

For: AARP Iowa; Alamo Rent A Car; Enterprise Holdings d/b/a Enterprise Mobility; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Credit Union League; Iowa Independent Automobile Dealers Association; National Insurance Crime Bureau; National Rent A Car

Against: Central Iowa Towing and Recovery; Crow's Auto Service

In plain words

January 22, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Commerce committee · as SSB 1038
January 22, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Dickey, Bisignano and Reichman · as SSB 1038
January 28, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as SSB 1038
February 26, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 468 · as SSB 1038
February 27, 2025Filed in the Senate
February 27, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Commerce committee
January 22, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Drey and Webster