Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2159: A BILL FOR An Act designating kava as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable
Status: In committee, January 26, 2026
An Act designating kava as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act designating kava as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.
From the introduced text, January 26, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act designating kava as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6186YH (2) as/js H.F. 2159 Section 1. Section 124.204, subsection 9, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH. w. Kava, meaning any parts of the plant piper methysticum, whether growing or not, as well as synthetic equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, and any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of that plant. Other names: Ava, intoxicating pepper, kawa kawa, kew, sakau, tonga, yangona. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill designates kava as a schedule I controlled substance. A person possessing kava is guilty of a serious misdemeanor for a first offense. A person who commits a subsequent violation is guilty of an aggravated misdemeanor. A person who has previously been convicted two or more times is guilty of a class "D" felony. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of …
Sponsors
- Jones, Megan (R, 6) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 151 .
Subjects: controlled substances, Financial--Savings & Loans
Common questions
- What is HF2159?
- HF2159 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act designating kava as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.
- What does HF2159 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act designating kava as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.
- What is the status of HF2159?
- In committee as of January 26, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 151 . (January 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2159?
- Jones, Megan (R, 6).
- Where is the official record for HF2159?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2159&ga=91
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