HF 2309: Relating to confidential records including booking photographs

What it does

This bill relates to confidential records including booking photographs. The bill defines “booking photograph” as a photograph or still, nonvideo image of a person generated by a law enforcement agency for identification purposes after an arrest or while the person is in the law enforcement agency’s custody. The bill provides that a booking photograph is a confidential record, but may be released, published, or disseminated for any of the following reasons: the person in the booking photograph is a fugitive, and releasing or disseminating the booking photograph will assist in apprehending the person; a law enforcement agency or prosecuting agency determines that the person is an imminent threat to an individual or to public safety; a judge orders the release or dissemination of the booking photograph to further a legitimate interest; or the person is convicted or pleads guilty to a criminal offense for which the person was arrested and a booking photograph was taken.

House subcommittee · named January 9, 2024

• Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Jerome Amos Jr. (D) · jerome.amosjr@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Jeff Shipley (R) · jeff.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

1. January 9, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee · as HSB 531
2. January 9, 2024House subcommittee named: Gustoff, Amos Jr. and Shipley · as HSB 531
3. January 16, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 531
4. January 31, 2024Approved by the House committee · as HSB 531
5. February 5, 2024Filed in the House
6. February 5, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2309 · as HSB 531