Bills › 89th General Assembly
HSB 522
Topics:Courts & civil law
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 11, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 11, 2022
- Done: House committeeJanuary 31, 2022
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2221
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2221 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2221 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
_____ prosecution for physical abuse or a sexual offense upon or against a child, person with an intellectual disability, person with a cognitive impairment, or person with a developmental disability.23 (continuous sexual abuse of a child), upon or against a child, a person with an intellectual disability, a person with a cognitive impairment, or a person with a developmental disability, testimony by the victim concerning an out-of-court statement made by the victim to another person regarding the occurrence of the offense and testimony by another concerning an out-of-court statement made by the victim describing any act or detail pertaining to any act which is an element of an offense charged for physical abuse or a sexual offense against the victim shall be admitted into evidence at trial as an exception to the hearsay rule.
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_____ impairment, or person with a developmental disability testifies at the trial or is unavailable to testify but provides corroborative evidence of the act which is the subject of the statement. The bill provides that if a statement is admitted pursuant to the bill, the court shall instruct the jury that it is for the jury to determine the weight and credibility to be given to the statement, and in making that determination, the jury shall consider the age and maturity of the child or the disability of the person with an intellectual disability, cognitive impairment, or developmental disability; the nature of the statement; the circumstances under which the statement was made; and any other relevant factor. The bill shall not prevent the admission of any evidence in a forfeiture proceeding brought under Code chapter 809A. The bill provides definitions for “child”, “cognitive impairment”, “developmental disability”, and “intellectual disability”.
Changed since by amendments S-5041, S-5040, H-8060, H-8056; see Amendments.
House subcommittee
Named January 11, 2022. On February 1, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage. Vote Total: 2-0.
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Fiscal note
The fiscal impact to the Office of the State Public Defender cannot be determined at this time due to a lack of data. However, there will likely be an impact to indigent defense costs, which are paid from the Indigent Defense Fund. The Indigent Defense Fund is funded through the General Fund.
- Outcry Hearsay Exception · February 21, 2022
- Outcry Hearsay Exception · February 7, 2022
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§622.31A
Lobbying
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