Iowa Criminal Justice Bills
440 criminal justice bills in the Iowa legislature, updated nightly.
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HF 2542·Signed into Law·Jun 2, 2026·COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties.
Signed by Governor. H.J. 1167.
HF 2706·Signed into Law·Jun 2, 2026·COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
A bill for an act relating to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial election districts, senior magistrates, and judicial officer compensation, and including effective date provisions.
Fiscal note.
HF 2787·Signed into Law·Jun 2, 2026·COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
A bill for an act prohibiting warrant resolution clinics, including enforcement mechanisms, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions.
Signed by Governor. H.J. 1169.
SF 2399·Signed into Law·Jun 2, 2026·COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions.
Signed by Governor. S.J. 1031.
HF 2199·Signed into Law·Jun 2, 2026·COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
A bill for an act relating to level II law enforcement academy training programs.
Signed by Governor. H.J. 1166.
HF 2781·Signed into Law·Jun 2, 2026·COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund.
Signed by Governor. H.J. 1169.
HF 2797·Signed into Law·Jun 2, 2026·COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, and providing fees.
Signed by Governor. H.J. 1170.
HF 2770·Signed into Law·Jun 2, 2026·COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions.
Signed by Governor. H.J. 1169.
HF 2769·Signed into Law·Jun 2, 2026·COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the judicial branch.
Signed by Governor. H.J. 1169.
HF 2356·Signed into Law·May 20, 2026·COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
A bill for an act establishing the state public defender’s pilot project to implement innovative models of child welfare legal representation as the project to preserve families.
Fiscal note.
HF 2794·Signed into Law·May 19, 2026·COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
A bill for an act establishing a sexual assault forensic examination center grant program and trust fund.
NOBA: Final
HF 1036·Signed into Law·May 19, 2026·COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
A bill for an act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and report, depositions of victims, restitution, restorative facilities and protective services, and investigation and prosecution, and including effective date provisions.
NOBA: Final
HF 2515·Signed into Law·May 19, 2026·COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
A bill for an act relating to deferred or suspended sentences for cases involving sexual exploitation of a minor.
Fiscal note.
HF 2598·Signed into Law·May 15, 2026·COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION
A bill for an act relating to a required course of instruction regarding human trafficking prevention for persons applying for the initial issuance of certain commercial driver’s licenses, and including applicability provisions.
Signed by Governor. H.J. 1167.
SF 2280·Signed into Law·May 14, 2026·COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
A bill for an act relating to the safety of persons in certain professions involved with the judicial system, including authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, deputy attorney general, or assistant attorney general to be issued a professional permit to carry weapons, establishing the criminal offenses of threatening and the malicious sharing of personal information of a general assembly member or a judicial officer or a general assembly member’s or a ...
Fiscal note.
SF 2114·Signed into Law·May 13, 2026·COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
A bill for an act relating to intimidation with a dangerous weapon, and making penalties applicable.
Fiscal note.
HF 2360·Signed into Law·May 13, 2026·COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
A bill for an act relating to child endangerment.
Fiscal note.
HF 2348·Signed into Law·May 13, 2026·COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
A bill for an act relating to animal torture, and providing penalties.
Fiscal note.
HF 2337·Signed into Law·May 13, 2026·COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
A bill for an act relating to fraudulent practices involving academic credentials or professional or occupational licenses, and making penalties applicable.
Fiscal note.
SF 2379·Signed into Law·May 6, 2026·COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
A bill for an act relating to victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency and civil commitment, restitution, and victim rights, and including effective date provisions.
Signed by Governor. S.J. 1031.
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