Bills › 90th General Assembly
Relating to restitution for the death of a person caused by a victim of human trafficking
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & corrections
Same legislation: HF 125
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 9, 2023
- Done: House committeeFebruary 28, 2023
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to restitution for the death of a person caused by a victim of human trafficking. Current law provides that in all criminal cases in which an offender is convicted of a felony in which the act or acts committed by the offender caused the death of another person, the court shall also order the offender to pay at least $150,000 in restitution to the victim’s estate or to the victim’s heirs at law. The bill provides that the restitution requirement shall not apply to an offender whose offense was directly related to the offender being a victim of human trafficking.
Read the full explanation
Prior to the court entering a permanent restitution order at the time of sentencing, the court shall determine, based upon the record developed at trial and evidence presented at sentencing, whether the offender was a victim of human trafficking. The bill makes a conforming Code change to provide that a victim’s right to have $150,000 restitution paid to the victim’s estate or heirs at law in cases where the offense committed by an offender causes the death of another person is subject to the exception in the bill.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named January 9, 2024. On January 23, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Iowa Code it changes
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
8 for · 1 against · 5 undecided · Who →
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