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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2079: Relating to post-arrest release after an initial appearance for persons taken into custody or arrested for certain sexual abuse offenses and no-contact orders

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to post-arrest release after an initial appearance for persons taken into custody or arrested for certain sexual abuse offenses and no-contact orders.12 (prevention of future domestic abuse and sexual abuse) may be released on bail or otherwise only after an initial appearance before a magistrate.4 (sexual abuse in the third degree) to require an initial appearance before a magistrate for persons taken into custody or arrested for such sexual abuse offenses before release on bail or otherwise.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Soaring Hearts

In plain words

  1. January 24, 2022Filed in the House
  2. March 14, 2022Passed the House, 93–0
  3. March 15, 2022Arrived in the Senate
  4. March 23, 2022Took the place of SF 2236 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  5. March 23, 2022Passed the Senate, 50–0
  6. May 2, 2022Sent to the Governor
  7. May 2, 2022Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2079