2026 ODCP Legislative Update
The Office of Drug Control Policy Legislative Update is a recap of action in the Iowa Legislature relating to drug control and criminal justice issues. This update is to keep you informed of proposed legislation and any progress it makes toward becoming law.
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2026 Session Timetable
| January 12 | First day of session |
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| January 23 | Final date for individual Senator and Representative requests for bill and joint resolution drafts to the LSA |
| February 20 | Final date for Senate bills and joint resolutions to be reported out of Senate Committees and House bills and joint resolutions to be reported out of House Committees (first funnel) |
| February 23-27 | Senate considers only Senate bills, Senate joint resolutions, and unfinished business. House considers only House bills, House resolutions, and unfinished business |
| March 2-13 | Debate not limited by rule |
| March 20 | Final date for Senate bills and joint resolutions to be reported out of House Committees and House bills and joint resolutions to be reported out of Senate Committees (second funnel) |
| March 23-27 | Senate considers only House bills, House joint resolutions, and unfinished business. House considers only Senate bills, Senate joint resolutions, and unfinished business. |
| March 30 | Only the following bills and resolutions are eligible for consideration:
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| April 6 | House amendments need not be filed on the day preceding floor debate |
| April 21 | 100th calendar day of the session |
2026 Bills of Interest
HF 612 A bill for an act designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.
SF 2291 A bill for an act concerning the beer barrel tax.
SF 2082 A bill for an act relating to implied consent to test specimens of a person’s blood, breath, or urine following a motor vehicle accident resulting in death, and making penalties applicable.
SF 2444 A bill for an act creating regulations for cigar bars, modifying the smoke free air Act, and including effective date provisions
SF 2469 A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverage control, including certificates of compliance and the issuance of class “A” wine permits to nonnative wine manufacturers, and providing fees.
HF 2085 A bill for an act relating to the production and administration of psilocybin and providing penalties.
HF 2202 A bill for an act relating to controlled substances schedules and precursor substances reporting requirements, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2010 A bill for an act relating to the advertising of prescription drugs and vaccines and providing civil penalties.
SSB 3145 A bill for an act relating to the taxation of cigarettes, tobacco products, vapor products, and consumable hemp products, and making appropriations to the department of health and human services and the department of justice.
HF 2584 An act establishing drug-free homeless service zones, and providing penalties.
HF 464 A bill for an act relating to court-ordered substance use disorder evaluations for persons convicted of operating while intoxicated.
HF 788 A bill for an act 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, and making penalties applicable.
HF 2300 A bill for an act limiting the authority of counties and cities to regulate hemp production on land zoned for specific purposes.
HF 2206 A bill for an act relating to the manufacture, delivery, and possession of marijuana, the licensure of retail marijuana, providing fees, including excise taxes, establishing funds, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2159 A bill for an act designating kava as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.
SF2151 Removes mushrooms from the list of controlled substances under Iowa Code chapter 124.
HF 2650 A bill for an act relating to drug paraphernalia.
HF 2159 A bill for an act designating kava as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties applicable.
HF 2604 A bill for an act relating to child abuse based on use of a controlled substance by a pregnant woman.
Information, Telephone Numbers, & Websites
Daily Legislative Schedules: 515.281.5869
House Switchboard: 515.281.3221 (to contact legislators)
Senate Switchboard: 515.281.3371 (to contact legislators)
Office of Drug Control Policy: 515.805.4115
If you would like to be removed from this list, know someone who would like to be added, have questions or comments, or would like a bill added to the list, please contact Medina Rahmanovic.