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

HF 377: Related to a commutation of sentence request from a class “A” felon sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, establishing a life imprisonment review committee to make recommendations in the case of a minimum custody level applicant who has served at least twenty-five years in prison, with reconsideration of a sentence upon the governor’s request or inaction, and providing expedited review in the case of an applicant’s terminal illness and incapacitation

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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 9, 2021

  • Rep. Dustin D. Hite (R)
  • Rep. Christina Bohannan (D)
  • Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R) · bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 9 for, 4 against

For: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa State Bar Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska

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

In plain words

  1. February 4, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 9, 2021House subcommittee named: Hite, Bohannan and Kaufmann

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF377