Bills › 88th General Assembly
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 28, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 28, 2019
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- 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 the definition of a discharge of a criminal sentence for the purposes of the automatic restoration of a convicted person’s voting rights pursuant to the constitutional amendment contained in House Study Bill and Senate Study Bill 1046 of the 88th general assembly. If the constitutional amendment contained in either bill is ratified by the electors pursuant to Article X, section 1, of the Iowa Constitution, the bill becomes effective and defines the discharge of a criminal sentence as including the payment of all restitution, court costs, fines, surcharges, or penalties the person owes as a result of the person’s conviction and removal from the sex offender registry established in Code chapter 692A.
Read the full explanation
_____ amendment contained in House Study Bill or Senate Study Bill 1046 of the 88th general assembly is not ratified prior to January 1, 2023.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 28, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part