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90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2238: Relating to a probation officer’s access to confidential information filed with the court for securing an arrest or search warrant

Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to a probation officer’s access to confidential information filed with the court for securing an arrest or search warrant.29 (commencement of actions —— confidentiality) provides that all information filed with the court for the purpose of securing a warrant for an arrest shall be a confidential record until such time as a peace officer has made the arrest and has made the officer’s return on the warrant, or the defendant has made an initial appearance in court. During the period of confidentiality the information in the record may be disseminated, without court order, during the course of official duties to certain listed persons.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa State Bar Association; United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 31, 2024Filed in the House
  2. March 11, 2024Withdrawn

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/90/HF2238