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HF 2478Died when the session ended · February 18, 2022

Relating to the inclusion of victims of domestic abuse within the victim rights Act for the purposes of victim registration, notification, and rights in criminal proceedings

Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee

Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & corrections

Same legislation: HSB 711

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Also covers HSB 711.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 14, 2022
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 14, 2022
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 16, 2022
  4. Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People who have suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm from domestic abuse would be officially recognized as victims under the law. This change gives these individuals the same rights as other victims, such as the right to be notified and registered during criminal court cases. It also applies to anyone a police officer identifies as an abused person during an incident.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the inclusion of victims of domestic abuse within the victim rights Act for the purposes of victim registration, notification, and rights in criminal proceedings. The bill includes within the meaning of “victim” for the purposes of victim registration, notification, and rights in criminal proceedings, a person who has suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of domestic abuse or an incident where a peace officer identified the person as an abused person due to domestic abuse. The bill defines a “victim”, for the purposes of general rights of victims of domestic abuse, to include a person who has suffered physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of domestic abuse.

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House subcommittee

Named February 14, 2022 (as HSB 711). On February 15, 2022 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 2-0.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§915.10§915.50

How the Code works3

Lobbying

3 for · 0 against · 7 undecided · Who →

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