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SF2281 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to controlled substances schedules and precursor substances reporting requirements, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3035 .)

A bill for an act relating to controlled substances schedules and precursor substances reporting requirements, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3035 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Last action
2026-03-23
Official status
Withdrawn. S.J. 614 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to controlled substances schedules and precursor substances reporting requirements, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3035 .)

A bill for an act relating to controlled substances schedules and precursor substances reporting requirements, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3035 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to controlled substances schedules and precursor substances reporting requirements, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3035 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-23 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. S.J. 614 .

  2. 2026-03-23 Iowa Legislature

    HF 2202 substituted. S.J. 613 .

  3. 2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 600 .

  4. 2026-03-09 Iowa Legislature

    Attached to HF 2202 . S.J. 492 .

  5. 2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 260 .

  6. 2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 252 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to controlled substances schedules and precursor substances reporting requirements, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.(Formerly SSB 3035 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
Senate

File

2281

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2281

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

3035)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

controlled

substances

schedules

and

1

precursor

substances

reporting

requirements,

making

2

penalties

applicable,

and

including

effective

date

3

provisions.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

124.204,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraphs:

2

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

dd.

2-(2-(4-butoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-

3

1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)-N,N-diethylethan-1-amine.

Other

name:

4

Butonitazene.

5

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

de.

N,N-diethyl-2-(2-(4-fluorobenzyl)-

6

5-nitro-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine.

Other

name:

7

Flunitazene.

8

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

df.

N,N-diethyl-2-(2-(4-

9

methoxybenzyl)-1H-benzimidazol-1-yl)ethan-1-amine.

Other

name:

10

Metodesnitazene.

11

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

dg.

N-phenyl-N-(1-(2-

12

phenylpropyl)piperidin-4-yl)acetamide.

Other

name:

13

beta-methylacetyl

fentanyl.

14

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

dh.

N-(3-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-

15

phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)furan-20carboxamide.

Other

name:

16

meta-fluorofuranyl

fentanyl.

17

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

di.

N-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-(1-

18

phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)propionamide.

Other

name:

19

ortho-chlorofentanyl.

20

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

dj.

N-(2-methylphenyl)-N-(1-

21

phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)cyclopropanecarboxamide.

Other

22

name:

ortho-methylcyclopropyl

fentanyl.

23

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

dk.

N-(4-chlorophenyl)-N-(1-

24

phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)propionamide.

Other

name:

25

para-chlorofentanyl.

26

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

dl.

N-(4-fluorophenyl)-N-(1-

27

phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)pentanamide.

Other

name:

para-fluoro

28

valeryl

fentanyl.

29

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

dm.

N-(1-phenethylpiperidin-4-yl)-

30

N-phenyltetrahydrothiophene-2-carboxamide.

Other

names:

31

tetrahydrothiofuranyl

fentanyl;

tetrahydrothiophene

fentanyl.

32

Sec.

2.

Section

124.204,

subsection

4,

Code

2026,

is

amended

33

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

34

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

cq.

1-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-2-

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(dimethylamino)pentan-1-one.

Other

names:

dipentylone;

1

N,N-dimethylpentylone.

2

Sec.

3.

Section

124.204,

subsection

6,

Code

2026,

is

amended

3

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

4

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

m.

ethyl

2-phenyl-2-(piperidin-2-

5

yl)acetate.

Other

name:

ethylphenidate.

6

Sec.

4.

Section

124.204,

subsection

9,

Code

2026,

is

amended

7

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraphs:

8

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

w.

2-(4-methoxybenzyl)-5-nitro-1-(2-

9

(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)-1H-benzimidazole,

its

isomers,

esters,

10

ethers,

salts,

and

salts

of

isomers,

esters,

and

ethers.

Other

11

names:

N-pyrrolidino

metonitazene;

metonitazepyne.

12

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

x.

5-nitro-2-(4-propoxybenzyl)-1-(2-

13

(pyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl)-1H-benzimidazole,

its

isomers,

esters,

14

ethers,

salts,

and

salts

of

isomers,

esters,

and

ethers.

Other

15

names:

N-pyrrolidino

protonitazene;

protonitazepyne.

16

Sec.

5.

Section

124.204,

subsection

9,

paragraphs

c,

e,

and

17

f,

Code

2026,

are

amended

by

striking

the

paragraphs.

18

Sec.

6.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

19

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

20

EXPLANATION

21

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

22

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

23

This

bill

relates

to

controlled

substances,

including

24

certain

controlled

substances

schedules.

25

The

bill

makes

changes

to

the

controlled

substances

schedule

26

I

in

Iowa’s

uniform

controlled

substances

Act

(Code

chapter

27

124)

to

conform

to

the

specific

chemical

designations

of

28

the

substances

contained

in

Title

21

of

the

Code

of

Federal

29

Regulations,

part

1308.

30

A

violation

involving

a

controlled

substance

included

in

the

31

bill

may

result

in

a

class

“B”

felony,

and

in

addition

to

the

32

25-year

mandatory

minimum

term

of

imprisonment

for

class

“B”

33

felons,

a

fine

of

not

less

than

$5,000

nor

more

than

$100,000;

34

a

class

“C”

felony

punishable

by

imprisonment

up

to

10

years

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and

a

fine

of

not

less

than

$1,000

nor

more

than

$50,000;

or

an

1

aggravated

misdemeanor

punishable

by

imprisonment

up

to

2

years

2

and

a

fine

of

at

least

$855

but

not

more

than

$8,540.

3

The

bill

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

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