HF2496 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the penalty for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour over the limit.(Formerly HF 2023 .)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
Last action: 2026-02-16
Official status: Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 298 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the penalty for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour over the limit.(Formerly HF 2023 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the penalty for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour over the limit.(Formerly HF 2023 .)

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Bill History

2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 298 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the penalty for speeding in excess of twenty miles per hour over the limit.(Formerly HF 2023 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2496

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2496

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

PUBLIC

SAFETY

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HF

2023)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

penalty

for

speeding

in

excess

of

twenty

1

miles

per

hour

over

the

limit.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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2496

Section

1.

Section

805.8A,

subsection

5,

paragraph

a,

1

subparagraph

(5),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

(5)

One

Two

hundred

thirty-five

eighty-five

dollars

plus

3

five

dollars

for

each

mile

per

hour

of

excessive

speed

over

4

twenty

miles

per

hour

over

the

limit.

5

EXPLANATION

6

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

7

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

8

Under

current

law,

a

person

who

operates

a

motor

vehicle

in

9

excess

of

a

speed

limit

under

Code

section

321.236(5,

11)

10

(public

parks

and

alleys),

Code

section

321.285

(speed

11

restrictions

generally),

Code

section

321.383(5)

(implements

of

12

husbandry),

Code

section

321O.5(1)

(personal

delivery

devices),

13

or

Code

section

461A.36

(state

parks

and

preserves),

commits

a

14

simple

misdemeanor

punishable

by

a

scheduled

fine

that

varies

15

depending

on

the

excessive

speed.

The

fine

ranges

from

$30

for

16

a

speed

in

excess

of

the

limit

by

not

more

than

5

miles

per

hour

17

(MPH)

to

$135

plus

$5

for

each

MPH

of

excessive

speed

over

20

18

MPH

over

the

limit.

This

bill

increases

the

scheduled

fine

for

19

excessive

speed

over

20

MPH

over

the

limit

to

$285

plus

$5

for

20

each

MPH

of

excessive

speed

over

20

MPH

over

the

limit.

21

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