Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2176: A BILL FOR An Act relating to operating a motor vehicle at excessive speeds, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable
Status: In committee, February 3, 2026
An Act relating to operating a motor vehicle at excessive speeds, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to operating a motor vehicle at excessive speeds, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.
From the introduced text, January 27, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to operating a motor vehicle at excessive speeds, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5747YH (4) th/ns H.F. 2176 Section 1. Section 321.210, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. The department shall immediately suspend the driver's license of a person without preliminary hearing upon receiving a record of the person's conviction for exceeding a speed limit with a detected speed of one hundred miles per hour or more. The department shall promptly notify the person of the suspension. Sec. 2. Section 321.277, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 1. A person who drives any operates a vehicle in such manner as to indicate either a willful or a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, including but not limited to operating a vehicle at a speed of one hundred miles per hour or more, is guilty of reckless driving. Sec. 3. Section 321.285, subsection 8, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 8. A Except as provided in section 321.286, a person who violates this section for excessive speed in violation of a speed limit commits a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, …
Sponsors
- Joshua Meggers (R, 54) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2026 9:45AM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Meggers, Gosa and Gustoff. H.J. 166 .
- : Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 157 .
Subjects: motor vehicles, driving, speed limits
Common questions
- What is HF2176?
- HF2176 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to operating a motor vehicle at excessive speeds, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.
- What does HF2176 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to operating a motor vehicle at excessive speeds, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.
- What is the status of HF2176?
- In committee as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2176?
- Joshua Meggers (R, 54).
- Where is the official record for HF2176?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2176&ga=91
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