Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2139: A BILL FOR An Act related to eluding, including aggravated eluding and fresh pursuit, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, January 28, 2026
An Act related to eluding, including aggravated eluding and fresh pursuit, and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act related to eluding, including aggravated eluding and fresh pursuit, and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, January 21, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act related to eluding, including aggravated eluding and fresh pursuit, and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5750YH (1) as/js H.F. 2139 Section 1. Section 321.279, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 3. The driver of a motor vehicle commits aggravated eluding if the driver violates subsection 1 and, while being pursued by a peace officer within the state, knowingly crosses the state border into another state without yielding to the pursuing peace officer. A driver violating this subsection is, upon conviction, guilty of a class "D" felony. Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 804.7C Interstate eluding. 1. A peace officer of this state who is in fresh pursuit of a driver of a motor vehicle believed to be committing, or having committed, eluding or aggravated eluding under section 321.279 may continue the pursuit of the driver into another state and may arrest the driver in that state, subject to the laws of the state in which the arrest occurs. 2. For purposes of this section, fresh pursuit does not require immediate or continuous visual contact but requires pursuit without unreasonable delay. 3. An arrest under this section shall be reported promptly to the appropriate authorities of the state in which the arrest …
Sponsors
- Taylor Collins (R, 95) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2026 12:30PM House Lounge 2.
- : Subcommittee: Gustoff, Amos Jr. and Gearhart. H.J. 146 .
- : Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 134 .
Subjects: fresh pursuit, driving, felonies
Common questions
- What is HF2139?
- HF2139 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act related to eluding, including aggravated eluding and fresh pursuit, and providing penalties.
- What does HF2139 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act related to eluding, including aggravated eluding and fresh pursuit, and providing penalties.
- What is the status of HF2139?
- In committee as of January 28, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (January 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2139?
- Taylor Collins (R, 95).
- Where is the official record for HF2139?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2139&ga=91
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