HF 71 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act prohibiting quotas for traffic stops by peace officers.

HF 71 prohibits local governments and state agencies from setting numerical targets for traffic stops or citations issued by peace officers. The bill explicitly bans requiring officers to stop a certain number of people for alleged traffic violations or issue a specific number of citations, memorandums, or warnings on any schedule (daily, weekly, etc.). This expands current law, which only addressed citation quotas, to also cover stop quotas regardless of whether a citation is issued. The policy change directly affects law enforcement agencies and officers in Iowa by preventing performance-based targets for traffic enforcement.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Jan 28, 2025
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Committee
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Jan 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2025 2:30PM House Lounge 2.
legislature
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Meggers, Gosa and Henderson.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Public Safety.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Josh Meggers
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