Relating to the penalties for defendants who aid and abet the commission of murder in the first degree

Same legislation: SF 126, SF 2034

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2021
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 26, 2021
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: House committee
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
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 help someone else commit first-degree murder but do not kill the victim directly would face different prison sentences. For adults, this means they could eventually be eligible for parole after serving a set number of years in prison. Juveniles who help commit the crime would also be eligible for parole after a specific minimum amount of time.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the penalties for defendants who aid and abet the commission of murder in the first degree. Currently, a person convicted of murder in the first degree serves a life sentence without the possibility of parole, except for a juvenile who commits such an offense. The bill provides that a defendant convicted of murder in the first degree, other than a juvenile, who did not directly commit the act of murder, shall be sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after serving a mandatory minimum term of confinement of years, if the finder of fact determines the defendant aided and abetted the commission of the offense. The bill specifies that a juvenile shall be sentenced for an offense described above as follows: life in prison with the possibility of parole; or life in prison with the possibility of parole after serving a mandatory minimum term of confinement, but in no event shall the mandatory minimum term of confinement exceed years. If a defendant is paroled pursuant to the bill, the defendant shall be subject to the same set of procedures and rules as other defendants on parole. The bill also prohibits earned time from reducing any mandatory minimum sentence provided in the bill.

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Senate subcommittee

Named January 31, 2022. On February 3, 2022 it recommended indefinite postponement.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§902.1A

Amends§903A.2

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Lobbying

4 for · 5 against · 3 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

SF 2231Cleared committee88th GA

89th General Assembly

SF 126Cleared committee SF 2034Cleared committee SF 2109Cleared committee

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SF 2231 Relating to the penalties for defendants who aid and abet the commission of murder in the …
88th General Assembly · Subcommittee recommends passage · same title
Cleared committee

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