Bill Text: IA HF126 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to penalties for the manufacture, delivery, or possession of certain amounts of controlled substances involving cocaine or cocaine base.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-27 - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 127. [HF126 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HF126-Introduced.html
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
LOHSE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
penalties
for
the
manufacture,
delivery,
1
or
possession
of
certain
amounts
of
controlled
substances
2
involving
cocaine
or
cocaine
base.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
124.401,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(b),
Code
2025,
is
2
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(b)
Cocaine,
its
salts,
optical
and
geometric
isomers,
or
4
salts
of
isomers
,
or
cocaine
base
.
5
Sec.
2.
Section
124.401,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
6
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
7
subparagraph.
8
Sec.
3.
Section
124.401,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
9
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(b),
Code
2025,
is
10
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
(b)
Cocaine,
its
salts,
optical
and
geometric
isomers,
or
12
salts
of
isomers
,
or
cocaine
base
.
13
Sec.
4.
Section
124.401,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
14
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
15
subparagraph.
16
Sec.
5.
Section
124.401,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
17
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(b),
Code
2025,
is
18
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
(b)
Cocaine,
its
salts,
optical
and
geometric
isomers,
or
20
salts
of
isomers
,
or
cocaine
base
.
21
Sec.
6.
Section
124.401,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
22
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
23
subparagraph.
24
Sec.
7.
Section
232.22,
subsection
1,
paragraph
e,
Code
25
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
26
e.
There
is
probable
cause
to
believe
that
the
child
has
27
committed
a
delinquent
act
involving
possession
with
intent
to
28
deliver
any
of
the
following
controlled
substances:
29
(1)
A
mixture
or
substance
containing
cocaine
base,
also
30
known
as
crack
cocaine,
and
if
the
act
was
committed
by
an
31
adult,
it
would
be
a
violation
of
section
124.401,
subsection
32
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(3),
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
33
(3),
or
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(3).
34
(2)
(1)
A
mixture
or
substance
containing
cocaine,
its
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salts,
optical
and
geometric
isomers,
and
or
salts
of
isomers
,
1
or
cocaine
base
,
and
if
the
act
was
committed
by
an
adult,
2
it
would
be
a
violation
of
section
124.401,
subsection
1
,
3
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(b),
4
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(b),
or
5
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
subparagraph
division
(b).
6
(3)
(2)
A
mixture
or
substance
containing
methamphetamine,
7
its
salts,
isomers,
or
salts
of
isomers,
or
analogs
of
8
methamphetamine,
and
if
the
act
was
committed
by
an
adult,
it
9
would
be
a
violation
of
section
124.401,
subsection
1
.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
relates
to
penalties
for
the
manufacture,
14
delivery,
or
possession
of
certain
amounts
of
controlled
15
substances
involving
cocaine
or
cocaine
base.
16
Current
law
provides
identical
penalties
for
the
17
manufacture,
delivery,
or
possession
of
different
amounts
of
18
cocaine,
its
salts,
optical
and
geometric
isomers,
or
salts
of
19
isomers,
and
certain
mixtures
of
substances
containing
cocaine
20
base.
Current
law
provides
that
a
violation
involving
more
21
than
500
grams
of
cocaine
or
more
than
200
grams
of
certain
22
mixtures
or
substances
containing
cocaine
base
is
a
class
“B”
23
felony.
24
The
bill
makes
changes
to
the
amount
of
cocaine
base
25
necessary
to
be
present
in
certain
mixtures
or
substances
for
26
a
particular
charge
so
that
it
corresponds
to
the
amount
of
27
cocaine,
its
salts,
optical
and
geometric
isomers,
or
salts
of
28
isomers
required
for
the
same
charge.
29
The
bill
provides
that
a
violation
involving
more
than
500
30
grams
of
cocaine,
its
salts,
optical
and
geometric
isomers,
31
or
salts
of
isomers,
or
cocaine
base
is
a
class
“B”
felony
32
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
50
years
and
a
fine
33
of
not
more
than
$1
million.
A
violation
involving
more
than
34
100
grams,
but
not
more
than
500
grams
of
cocaine,
its
salts,
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optical
and
geometric
isomers,
or
salts
of
isomers,
or
cocaine
1
base
is
a
class
“B”
felony
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
2
more
than
25
years
and
a
fine
of
not
less
than
$5,000
nor
more
3
than
$100,000.
A
violation
involving
less
than
100
grams
of
4
cocaine,
its
salts,
optical
and
geometric
isomers,
or
salts
of
5
isomers,
or
cocaine
base
is
a
class
“C”
felony
punishable
by
6
confinement
for
no
more
than
10
years
and
a
fine
of
not
less
7
than
$1,000
nor
more
than
$50,000.
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