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

SF 243: Relating to public safety including the crimes of failure to assist, abuse of a corpse, and interference with official acts, and providing penalties

Signed into law

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Can’t be estimated

Senate File 243 expands the definition of abuse of a corpse and interference with official acts and establishes the crime of failure to assist, and the fiscal impact cannot be estimated due to the lack of existing conviction data. Table 2 contains cost estimat…

House subcommittee · named March 25, 2021

  • Rep. Garrett Gobble (R)
  • Rep. Kristin Sunde (D)
  • Rep. Jon Thorup (R)

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association

In plain words

  1. February 3, 2021Filed in the Senate
  2. February 3, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  3. February 8, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. March 17, 2021Passed the Senate, 47–0
  5. March 22, 2021Arrived in the House
  6. March 25, 2021House subcommittee named: Gobble, Sunde and Thorup
  7. April 1, 2021Approved by the House committee
  8. April 28, 2021Passed the House
  9. May 3, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  10. May 17, 2021Passed the Senate, 45–0
  11. June 3, 2021Sent to the Governor
  12. June 9, 2021Signed into law
  13. June 28, 2021Cost 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/SF243