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

SSB 3141: SSB 3141

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

What it does

This bill relates to discrimination and disparate treatment in law enforcement. DISPARATE TREATMENT BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. The bill creates a new Code chapter concerning disparate treatment by law enforcement. The bill provides that it is the purpose of the Code chapter to prohibit disparate treatment by law enforcement, including racial and ethnic profiling, to foster trust and cooperation with law enforcement in Iowa communities and to create a safer state for all Iowans. “Disparate treatment” is defined as the differential treatment of a person on the basis of race, skin color, or national origin.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 14, 2022

  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Kevin Kinney (D)
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: City of Des Moines; City of Iowa City; Governor's Office; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska

In plain words

  1. February 14, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 14, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Kinney and Schultz

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SSB3141