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

HF 2453: Relating to the penalty for public employees and public officials taking money from a public employer

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

What it does

This bill prohibits a sentencing court from deferring the judgment or deferring the sentence of a defendant if the defendant was a public employee or public official at the time of the offense and the amount of money taken by the public employee or public official in connection with the offense exceeded $7,500. The bill prohibits a sentencing court from suspending the sentence of a defendant if the defendant was a public employee or public official at the time of the offense and the amount of money taken by the public employee or public official in connection with the offense exceeded $7,500 unless the defendant establishes, by clear and convincing evidence, and the sentencing court finds and states specifically on the record, that mitigating circumstances exist warranting a departure from the otherwise mandatory minimum term of incarceration.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

Minimal

House File 2453 is estimated to have a minimal fiscal impact to the State.

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: City of Iowa City; City of Waukee; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

In plain words

  1. February 12, 2024Filed in the House
  2. February 28, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. February 29, 2024Passed the House, 95–0
  4. March 4, 2024Arrived in the Senate

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/90/HF2453