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

SF 2328: Relating to criminal law including the disclosure of a defendant’s privileged records in a criminal action, no-contact orders, penalties for domestic abuse assault, limitations on criminal actions involving certain sexual offenses, criminal sentencing and corrections, parole and work release, crime victim rights, discovery in criminal actions, postconviction relief procedure, certain reporting requirements, conditional guilty pleas, and making penalties applicable

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to criminal law, including the disclosure of a defendant’s privileged records in a criminal action, permanent no-contact orders, penalties for domestic abuse assault, limitations on criminal actions involving certain sexual offenses, criminal sentencing and corrections, parole and work release, crime victim rights, discovery in criminal actions, postconviction relief procedure, and certain reporting requirements, and makes penalties applicable. DIVISION I —— COMMUNICATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL CONFIDENCE —— CRIMINAL ACTIONS.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

Division 1 may lead to a substantial increase in the number of Brady motions for State Public Defender attorneys and contract attorneys, but the extent of this increase is not known. 0 million, respectively. Both are funded through the General Fund.

Lobbying · 2 for, 2 against

For: Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association

Against: Iowa Association for Justice; The Innocence Project

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2022Filed in the Senate
  2. February 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 9, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. March 10, 2022Passed the Senate, 35–10
  5. March 14, 2022Arrived in the House
  6. April 6, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF2328