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HF 637Died when the session ended · March 6, 2023

Relating to an application for a reprieve, pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fines or forfeitures, or restoration of the rights of citizenship made to the board of parole

Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee

Topics:Crime & corrections

Same legislation: HF 483

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 28, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 28, 2023
  3. Done: House committeeMarch 2, 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 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 an application for a reprieve, pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fines or forfeitures, or restoration of the rights of citizenship made to the board of parole. The bill provides that the board of parole shall acknowledge an application for a reprieve, pardon, commutation of sentence, remission of fines or forfeitures, or restoration of the rights of citizenship received from a person convicted of a criminal offense within days of receipt of the application, and shall make a recommendation to the governor concerning whether an application should be granted within 365 days of receipt of the application.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§914.3

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