Bills › 91st General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2026
- Done: House committeeFebruary 17, 2026
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2617
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2617 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2617 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary This bill reorganizes the rules for how people tow, impound, and sell abandoned vehicles. It also updates definitions and changes how the laws are written to make them easier to read. These changes affect businesses like garagekeepers and anyone involved in managing abandoned cars.1
Read the official explanation
This bill rewrites and reorganizes current Code section 321.89, regulating the towing, impounding, reclaiming, and selling of abandoned vehicles, and providing required notice. The bill does not amend substantive provisions under current law, but makes changes to enhance readability. The bill amends Code sections 321.88 and 321.90 to update references to Code section 321.89 by striking subsection references that are amended by the bill. The bill also defines “garagekeeper” in Code section 321.89 using the definition in H.F. _____ current Code section 321.90 and strikes the definition from Code section 321.90.
Changed since by amendments S-5245, H-8140; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named February 4, 2026. On February 12, 2026 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
2 written public comments to its subcommittee: March 4, 2026 (1), February 12, 2026 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
9 for · 4 against · 18 undecided · Who →