# Iowa 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. (Formerly HF 162.)

Iowa 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. (Formerly HF 162.), is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION; status failed, last action 2026-03-26 (Placed on calendar under unfinished business.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Iowa HF 788
- State: Iowa
- Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026)
- Title: 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. (Formerly HF 162.)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-05
- Last action: 2026-03-26, Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: transportation
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (85 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Passed House | pass | 85 | 1 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-03-26: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on calendar. (legislature)
- 2026-03-18: Committee report, recommending passage. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. (legislature)
- 2026-03-12: Subcommittee Meeting: []. (legislature)
- 2026-03-10: Subcommittee: Dickey, Pike, and Townsend. (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Read first time, referred to Transportation. (Senate)
- 2026-03-09: Message from House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Immediate message. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed House, yeas 85, nays 1. (House)
- 2026-03-05: Amendments H-8155 and H-8156 adopted. (House)
- 2026-03-04: Amendments H-8155 and H-8156 filed. (House)
- 2026-02-09: Placed on calendar. (House)
- 2026-02-04: Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 1. (House)
- 2026-02-04: Committee report, recommending passage. (House)
- 2026-01-29: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature)
- 2026-01-28: Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 12:30PM RM 19. (legislature)
- 2026-01-20: Subcommittee: Young, Bagniewski and Behn. (House)
- 2025-12-31: * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * * (legislature)
- 2025-04-03: Referred to Transportation. (House)
- 2025-03-05: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House)

## Bill text

- As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF788.pdf)

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## Sources
- [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF788.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF788-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).