Legislation / HF 788

HOUSE FILE 788 Passed one chamber

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

Sponsor   House Transportation Committee Formerly   HF 162 Last action   Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659. — March 26, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Introduced
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Passed subcommittee
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Passed one chamber
Passed both chambers
Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

11 declarations filed on this bill
● 0 For ● 0 Against ● 11 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 2 related bills
HF 162 Requiring employees of the department of transportation to provide a specimen for alcohol and drug analysis following a motor vehicle accident or collision resulting in injury or death.(See HF 788.)
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Mar 5, 2025 House Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 519.
Apr 3, 2025 House Referred to Transportation. H.J. 896.
Jan 20, 2026 House Subcommittee: Young, Bagniewski and Behn. H.J. 125.
Jan 28, 2026 House Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 12:30PM RM 19.
Jan 29, 2026 House Subcommittee recommends passage.
Feb 4, 2026 House Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 239.
Feb 9, 2026 House Placed on calendar. H.J. 239.
Mar 4, 2026 House Amendment H-8155 filed. H.J. 571.
Mar 4, 2026 House Amendment H-8156 filed. H.J. 571.
Mar 5, 2026 House Amendments H-8155 and H-8156 adopted. H.J. 592.
Mar 5, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 85, nays 1. H.J. 593.
Mar 5, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 601.
Mar 9, 2026 Senate Message from House. S.J. 492.
Mar 9, 2026 Senate Read first time, referred to Transportation. S.J. 492.
Mar 10, 2026 Senate Subcommittee: Dickey, Pike, and Townsend. S.J. 549.
Mar 12, 2026 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 2:30PM Room 315.
Mar 16, 2026 Senate Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
Mar 18, 2026 Senate Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 597.
Mar 18, 2026 Senate Placed on calendar.
Mar 26, 2026 Senate Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 5, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 85 1 14 25–1 60–0 Bipartisan Support
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 85 to 1 · Democrats 25 yea, 1 nay · Republicans 60 yea, 0 nay · 14 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Absent
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Absent
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Wendy Larson Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Yea
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
20 Josh Turek Democrat Absent
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Absent
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Absent
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Absent
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Absent
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Yea
39 Rick Olson Democrat Absent
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Yea
45 Brian Lohse Republican Absent
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Yea
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Absent
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Absent
69 Tom Determann Republican Yea
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Absent
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Yea
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Nay
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Yea
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Absent
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Yea
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Yea
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Yea
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Yea
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Yea
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Absent
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
AFSCME Council 61 Undecided Feb 5, 2026
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Iowa County Attorneys Association Undecided Mar 5, 2025
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources Undecided Mar 12, 2026
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Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO Undecided Jan 29, 2026
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Personal Interest-Mona Bond Undecided Feb 5, 2026
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Date Time Type Description Location
Jan 21, 2026 2:30 PM Hearing House Transportation Committee RM 103
Jan 29, 2026 12:30 PM Hearing House Transportation Subcommittee RM 19
Feb 4, 2026 2:30 PM Hearing House Transportation Committee RM 103
Mar 12, 2026 2:00 PM Hearing Senate Transportation Subcommittee Senate Lounge
Mar 16, 2026 2:30 PM Hearing Senate Transportation Subcommittee Room 315
Mar 18, 2026 2:00 PM Hearing Senate Transportation Committee RM 116