SF 2296: Relating to a peace officer’s search of garbage placed outside of a person’s residence for waste collection in a publicly accessible area

What it does

This bill relates to a peace officer’s search of garbage placed outside of a person’s residence for waste collection in a publicly accessible area. The bill provides that it is the public policy of this state that a person has no reasonable expectation of privacy in garbage placed outside of the person’s residence for waste collection in a publicly accessible area. An ordinance or a regulation adopted by a city or county shall not be construed by a person to create a reasonable expectation of privacy in garbage placed outside of the person’s residence for waste collection in a publicly accessible area.

House subcommittee · named February 23, 2022

• Rep. Steven Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Mary Lynn Wolfe (D)

Lobbying · 5 for, 2 against

For: Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Fraternal Order of Police; Iowa Peace Officers Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

1. February 16, 2022Filed in the Senate
2. February 16, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
3. February 22, 2022Passed the Senate, 49–0
4. February 22, 2022Arrived in the House
5. February 23, 2022House subcommittee named: Holt, Wheeler and Wolfe
6. March 3, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
7. March 9, 2022Approved by the House committee
8. March 22, 2022Passed the House, 58–36
9. April 21, 2022Sent to the Governor
10. April 21, 2022Signed into law