90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 450: Relating to domestic abuse, including provisions relating to the implementation of a domestic abuse lethality screening assessment
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 domestic abuse lethality screening by peace officers.12(1).12(1), the peace officer shall also conduct a validated, evidence-based domestic abuse lethality screening assessment with the abused person that assists peace officers, victim counselors, and others in identifying victims of domestic abuse who are most likely to be killed by such abuse in the future. If possible, the peace officer shall conduct the screening assessment verbally by asking certain screening assessment questions to the abused person.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named March 1, 2023
- Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Brian Meyer (D) · brian.meyer@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Hans C. Wilz (R) · hans.wilz@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska; Soaring Hearts
In plain words
- February 24, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
- March 1, 2023House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Meyer, B., Wilz and H
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF450