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HF 545Died when the session ended · February 27, 2019

Relating to minimum sentences for certain felonies and parole and work release eligibility, and providing penalties

Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & corrections

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 27, 2019
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committee
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to minimum sentences for certain felonies and parole and work release eligibility, and provides penalties.12, a person shall be denied parole or work release until at least seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence is served for convictions of murder in the second degree, attempted murder not involving a peace officer, sexual abuse in the second degree, kidnapping in the second degree, robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree occurring before July 1, 2016, and vehicular homicide where a person failed to remain at the scene of the accident.

Read the full explanation

Current law also requires that a person convicted of child endangerment resulting in the death of a minor child shall be denied parole or work release until the person has served between three-tenths and seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence, and that a person convicted of second degree robbery that occurred on or after July 1, 2016, shall be denied parole or work release until the person has served between one-half and seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence.11(2): murder in the second degree; attempted murder, except attempted murder against a peace officer; sexual abuse in the second degree; kidnapping in the second degree; robbery in the first or second degree; vehicular homicide when the person unintentionally causes the death of another by operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, when the person unintentionally causes the death of another in a reckless manner with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, or when the person unintentionally causes the death of another when eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing law enforcement vehicle if the death of the other person directly or indirectly results from the violation and if the person was also convicted of failing to remain at the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of another person; and child endangerment that resulted in the death of a child or minor.12, based upon all pertinent information including the person’s criminal record, a validated risk assessment, the negative impact the offense has had on the victim or other persons, and whether the offense involved multiple intentional acts or a series of intentional acts, or whether the offense involved torture or cruelty.

Full bill text1

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§901.11§902.12

How the Code works2

Lobbying

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