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

HF 2472: Relating to tampering with witnesses or jurors, and providing penalties

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to tampering with witnesses or jurors, and provides penalties. Current law provides that a person who tampers with a witness or juror commits an aggravated misdemeanor. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540. The bill provides that a person who tampers with a witness or juror commits a class “B” felony. A class “B” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than years.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

4. 4. Table 1 below shows the estimated fiscal impact to the DOC if all four admissions entered as a Class D felony instead of as an aggravated misdemeanor. Total costs are rounded.

Senate subcommittee · named March 8, 2022

  • Sen. Jeff Reichman (R) · jeff.reichman@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 1 against

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2022Filed in the House
  2. February 23, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 2, 2022Passed the House, 78–21
  4. March 2, 2022Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 7, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  6. March 8, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Reichman, Boulton and Shipley
  7. March 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  8. March 24, 2022Sent to the Senate Judiciary committee

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/HF2472