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Creating a specialty court for human trafficking
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- 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 Iowa would create a special court in its largest judicial district to help people who committed crimes because they were victims of human trafficking. This court would combine legal punishments with programs meant to help these individuals heal and recover. A chief judge would pick specific judges to lead this new court and manage its cases.1
Read the official explanation
This bill establishes a human trafficking court in the most populous judicial district and requires the court to serve offenders that are human trafficking victims and integrate court sanctions and incentives with appropriate treatment and rehabilitation. The bill identifies a series of essential characteristics that the court must incorporate into its operations and proceedings, and requires the chief judge to designate one or more district judges or district associate judges to act as a judge for and exercise the jurisdiction of the human trafficking court.