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SF 127Died when the session ended · January 28, 2019

Establishing an interim study committee to review and consider criminal justice fairness and bail reform

Topics:Courts & civil law

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2019
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2019
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  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 establishes an interim study committee to review and consider criminal justice fairness and bail reform. The bill provides that the legislative council shall establish an interim study committee composed of members of the senate and house of representatives to meet during the 2019 legislative interim. The committee, in consultation with the justice department, Iowa county attorneys association, office of the state public defender, the Iowa state sheriffs’ and deputies’ association, the Iowa peace officers association, and other stakeholders, shall study issues relating to criminal justice fairness and bail reform in Iowa.

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The bill requires the committee to submit its findings and recommendations to the general assembly by January 13, 2020, for consideration by the general assembly during the 2020 legislative session.

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Senate subcommittee

Named January 29, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Lobbying

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