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

SF 2332: Relating to pretrial bond amounts for certain felonies

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 pretrial bond amounts for certain felonies. The bill provides that for certain violent offenses, a court setting bond must give significant consideration to the danger a defendant poses to another person or the property of another if the defendant is not detained pending trial.2 (bail and bail restrictions) and making a finding on the record, the following shall be presumed to be the minimum pretrial bond amounts for each count charged notwithstanding any other provision of law: for a class “A” felony, a $500,000 bond; for a class “B” forcible felony, a $25,000 bond; for a class “C” forcible felony, a $10,000 bond; and for a class “D” forcible felony, a $5,000 bond.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Soaring Hearts

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2022Filed in the Senate
  2. February 17, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 24, 2022Sent to the Senate Judiciary committee

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/SF2332