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Bills › 90th General Assembly

HF 249Died when the session ended · February 9, 2023

Relating to fees charged to a prisoner in the custody of a county sheriff or municipality for administrative costs, room and board, and medical aid

Sponsored by the House Public Safety Committee

Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & correctionsCities & counties

Same legislation: HF 78

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Also covers HF 78.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 20, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeFebruary 8, 2023
  4. Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: Senate committee
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary Local sheriffs and cities can charge certain prisoners for things like food, housing, and medical care. Under this new rule, a court must approve these requests for money even if the prisoner cannot afford to pay them.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to fees charged to a prisoner in the custody of a county sheriff or municipality for administrative costs, room and board, and medical aid. Current law provides that the county sheriff, or a municipality operating a temporary municipal holding facility or jail, may charge a prisoner who is years of age or older and who has been convicted of a criminal offense or sentenced for contempt of court for violation of a domestic abuse order for the actual administrative costs relating to the arrest and booking of that prisoner, for room and board provided to the prisoner while in the custody of the county sheriff or municipality and for any medical aid provided to the prisoner. The bill adds language which clarifies that a reimbursement claim made by a sheriff or the county shall be approved by a court without regard to the prisoner’s reasonable ability to pay.

Full bill text2

1 written public comment to its subcommittee: February 1, 2023 (1) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§356.7

How the Code works3

Lobbying

1 for · 2 against · 5 undecided · Who →

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90th General Assembly

HF 78RenumberedHF 249Cleared committeefrom HF 78