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SF 579Died when the session ended · March 11, 2019

Relating to nonresident alien public offense data collection and analysis

Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee

Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & corrections

Same legislation: SF 406

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 27, 2019
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 28, 2019
  3. Done: Senate committeeMarch 11, 2019
  4. Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
  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 relates to nonresident alien public offense data collection and analysis.1. Data collected shall include whether a citation was issued or an arrest was made, the type of citation issued or the basis for the arrest, whether the public offense was a misdemeanor or felony, whether the public offense was committed against another person, injuries sustained by another person or a law enforcement officer as a result of the public offense, and the type of property seized pursuant to an arrest.

Read the full explanation

The bill requires the public offense data to be submitted to the division of criminal and juvenile justice planning of the department of human rights as directed by the division. The bill provides that the division shall establish and maintain a nonresident alien public offense research project to conduct analyses and evaluate the public offense data submitted to the division by state and local law enforcement agencies. The division must submit an annual report to the general assembly by January of each year regarding the research results and project status.

Full bill text1

Senate subcommittee

Named January 15, 2020. On February 11, 2020 it recommended amendment and passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§216A.140A§27A.12

Amends§216A.131A

How the Code works2

Lobbying

1 for · 13 against · 13 undecided · Who →

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