Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HF 126 — A bill for an act relating to penalties for the manufacture, delivery, or possession of certain amounts of controlled substances involving cocaine or cocaine base.

Last action — Introduced, referred to Public Safety.

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    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Stalled 16% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill aligns penalties for cocaine and cocaine base by adjusting the amounts necessary for different classifications of felonies.

  • Section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (3)

    subparagraph (3)

    This removes the specific subparagraph that likely described certain penalties for cocaine offenses.

  • Section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (3)

    subparagraph (3)

    This removes the specific subparagraph that likely described certain penalties for cocaine base offenses.

  • Section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph c, subparagraph (3)

    subparagraph (3)

    This removes the specific subparagraph that likely described certain penalties for additional controlled substances involving cocaine.

  • Section 232.22, subsection 1, paragraph e, (1)

    A mixture or substance containing cocaine base, also known as crack cocaine, and if the act was committed by an adult, it would be a violation of section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (3), paragraph “b”, subparagraph (3), or paragraph “c”, subparagraph (3).

    This changes the description of potential violations related to cocaine base in juvenile cases.

  • Section 232.22, subsection 1, paragraph e, (2)

    A mixture or substance containing cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, and or salts of isomers, or cocaine base , and if the act was committed by an adult, it would be a violation of section 124.401, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (b), paragraph “b”, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (b), or paragraph “c”, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (b).

    This changes the description of potential violations related to cocaine in juvenile cases.

Action History

  1. Introduced, referred to Public Safety.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HF 126?
HF 126 is sponsored by Brian K. Lohse (Republican).
What is the current status of HF 126?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 27, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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