HF 861: Relating to appropriations to the justice system, gambling regulatory fees, and creating a bureau of cyber-crime, establishing a department of corrections survivor benefits fund, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to and makes appropriations to the justice system. The bill makes appropriations from the general fund of the state for FY 2021-2022 to the departments of justice, corrections, public defense, public safety, and homeland security and emergency management, and the Iowa law enforcement academy, office of the state public defender, board of parole, Iowa state civil rights commission, and the criminal and juvenile justice planning division of the department of human rights. The bill appropriates moneys from the department of commerce revolving fund for FY 2021-2022 to the office of consumer advocate of the department of justice.

Lobbying · 7 for, 1 against

For: Conservation Districts of Iowa; Father Flanagans Boys Home; Iowa Academy of Trial Lawyers; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa State Patrol Supervisors Association; State Police Officers Council; Wild Rose Entertainment, LLC

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61

In plain words

1. April 7, 2021Filed in the House
2. May 17, 2021Passed the House, 53–36
3. May 18, 2021Arrived in the Senate
4. May 18, 2021Took the place of SF 599 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
5. May 18, 2021Passed the Senate, 47–0
6. June 2, 2021Sent to the Governor
7. June 8, 2021Signed into law