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Related to eluding, including aggravated eluding and fresh pursuit, and providing penalties
Sponsored by Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 3, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- 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 Drivers who knowingly cross state lines to escape a police officer would be charged with a felony. Iowa police officers would also be allowed to continue chasing and arrest these drivers even after they enter another state.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to eluding, including aggravated eluding and fresh pursuit. The bill provides that the driver of a motor vehicle commits aggravated eluding if the driver, while being pursued by a peace officer within the state, knowingly crosses the state border into another state without yielding to the pursuing peace officer. Aggravated eluding is a class “D” felony. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245. The bill provides that a peace officer of this state who is in fresh pursuit of a driver of a motor vehicle believed to be committing, or having committed, eluding or aggravated eluding may continue the pursuit of the driver into another state and may arrest the driver in that state, subject to the laws of the state in which the arrest occurs. Fresh pursuit does not require immediate or continuous visual contact but requires pursuit without unreasonable delay. An arrest made in another state shall be reported promptly to the appropriate authorities of the state in which the arrest occurs, and the driver arrested shall be subject to extradition under Code chapter 820.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 14, 2026. On January 21, 2026 it recommended passage.
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Fiscal note
Cost: up to $18,100 Compare with other bills
AI summary This bill makes it a Class D felony for a driver to knowingly cross state lines to elude a peace officer and allows officers to continue pursuits and make arrests in other states. The fiscal impact on the state's General Fund, including costs for the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the Department of Corrections, cannot be determined because the number of new convictions cannot be estimated.3
From the note: The fiscal impact cannot be determined because the number of new convictions cannot be estimated. The average State cost per offense for a Class D felony is between $13,000 and $18,100. The estimated impact to the General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the DOC. The costs would be incurred across multiple fiscal years for prison and parole supervision.
- Aggravated Eluding · March 2, 2026 · $18,100
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