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

SF 450: Relating to the death of a dependent adult, and providing penalties

Signed into law

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Cost: up to $320,000

Senate File 450 expands the charges for dependent adult abuse and the penalties applicable under Iowa Code chapters 235B and 235E, and the fiscal impact cannot be estimated. The average cost per conviction of second degree murder is approximately $320,000. The…

House subcommittee · named March 23, 2021

  • Rep. Dustin D. Hite (R)
  • Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R) · bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 9 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of Area Agencies on Aging; Iowa Association of Community Providers; Iowa CareGivers; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Health Care Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; LeadingAge Iowa; Older Iowans Legislature; Soaring Hearts

In plain words

  1. February 24, 2021Filed in the Senate
  2. February 24, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  3. February 24, 2021Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. March 17, 2021Passed the Senate, 47–0
  5. March 22, 2021Arrived in the House
  6. March 23, 2021House subcommittee named: Hite, Kaufmann and Wessel-Kroeschell
  7. March 31, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it
  8. April 2, 2021Approved by the House committee
  9. April 14, 2021Passed the House
  10. April 30, 2021Sent to the Governor
  11. April 30, 2021Signed into law
  12. June 8, 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/SF450