HF788 • 2026

A bill for an act requiring state employees to provide a specimen for alcohol and drug analysis following certain motor vehicle accidents or collisions resulting in serious injury or death under certain circumstances, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 162 .)

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
Last action: 2026-03-26
Official status: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act requiring state employees to provide a specimen for alcohol and drug analysis following certain motor vehicle accidents or collisions resulting in serious injury or death under certain circumstances, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 162 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act requiring state employees to provide a specimen for alcohol and drug analysis following certain motor vehicle accidents or collisions resulting in serious injury or death under certain circumstances, and making penalties applicable.
(Formerly HF 162 .)

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Bill History

2026-03-26 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659 .
2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar.
2026-03-18 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 597 .
2026-03-16 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
2026-03-12 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 2:30PM Room 315.
2026-03-10 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Dickey, Pike, and Townsend. S.J. 549 .
2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, referred to Transportation. S.J. 492 .
2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 492 .
2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 601 .
2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 85, nays 1. H.J. 593 .
2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Amendments H-8155 and H-8156 adopted. H.J. 592 .
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8156 filed. H.J. 571 .
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8155 filed. H.J. 571 .
2026-02-09 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar. H.J. 239 .
2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 239 .
2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2026-01-28 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 12:30PM RM 19.
2026-01-20 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Young, Bagniewski and Behn. H.J. 125 .
2025-12-31 Iowa Legislature
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2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature
Referred to Transportation. H.J. 896 .
2025-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 519 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act requiring state employees to provide a specimen for alcohol and drug analysis following certain motor vehicle accidents or collisions resulting in serious injury or death under certain circumstances, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 162 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House

File

788

-

Reprinted

HOUSE

FILE

788

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

TRANSPORTATION

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HF

162)

(As

Amended

and

Passed

by

the

House

March

5,

2026

)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

requiring

state

employees

to

provide

a

specimen

for

1

alcohol

and

drug

analysis

following

certain

motor

vehicle

2

accidents

or

collisions

resulting

in

serious

injury

or

3

death

under

certain

circumstances,

and

making

penalties

4

applicable.

5

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

6

HF

788

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H.F.

788

Section

1.

NEW

SECTION

.

321.270

Required

alcohol

and

1

drug

analysis

for

state

employees

operating

state-owned

motor

2

vehicles.

3

1.

A

state

employee

who

was

involved

in

an

accident

or

4

collision

resulting

in

serious

injury

or

death

while

operating

5

a

motor

vehicle

owned

by

the

state

shall

provide

a

specimen

of

6

the

person’s

urine

for

analysis

of

the

specimen

to

determine

7

the

alcohol

concentration

or

presence

of

a

controlled

substance

8

or

other

drugs,

if

there

is

probable

cause

that

the

person

9

was

operating

a

motor

vehicle

in

violation

of

section

321J.2

10

or

321J.2A.

The

person

shall

provide

the

specimen

to

a

peace

11

officer

as

soon

as

practicable

within

two

hours

after

the

12

person

is

involved

in

the

accident

or

collision.

13

2.

A

specimen

provided

under

this

section

shall

be

analyzed

14

in

a

manner

in

accordance

with

chapter

321J

to

determine

the

15

alcohol

concentration

or

presence

of

a

controlled

substance

or

16

other

drugs.

17

3.

The

person

may

have

an

independent

analysis

performed

18

on

the

provided

specimen,

administered

at

the

person’s

own

19

expense.

The

failure

or

inability

of

the

person

to

obtain

20

an

independent

analysis

does

not

preclude

the

admission

of

21

evidence

of

the

results

of

the

analysis

administered

pursuant

22

to

this

section.

Upon

the

request

of

the

person

who

provided

a

23

specimen,

the

results

of

the

analysis

administered

pursuant

to

24

this

section

shall

be

made

available

to

the

person.

25

4.

This

section

does

not

apply

if

a

blood,

breath,

or

urine

26

specimen

is

taken

pursuant

to

chapter

321J.

27

5.

For

purposes

of

this

section,

“serious

injury”

means

the

28

same

as

defined

in

section

702.18.

29

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788

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