Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2035: A BILL FOR An Act related to eluding, including aggravated eluding and fresh pursuit, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 3, 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 12, 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 5713XS (2) as/js S.F. 2035 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
- Mark Lofgren (R, 48) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Fiscal note .
- : Placed on calendar.
- : Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 193 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/21/2026 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- : Subcommittee: Lofgren, Shipley, and Townsend. S.J. 90 .
- : Introduced, referred to Transportation. S.J. 40 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 193 . (February 3, 2026): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: fresh pursuit, motor vehicles, driving, felonies, MORRISS, VICTOR LEE (NN2JO)
Common questions
- What is SF2035?
- SF2035 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 SF2035 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 SF2035?
- In committee as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Fiscal note . (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2035?
- Mark Lofgren (R, 48).
- Where is the official record for SF2035?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2035&ga=91
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