90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HSB 7: HSB 7

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 criminal charges for domestic abuse assault. Current law provides that a conviction for, deferred judgment for, or plea of guilty to, domestic abuse assault which occurred more than years prior to the date of the violation charged shall not be considered in determining that the violation charged is a second or subsequent offense. The bill eliminates this look-back provision in determining whether a violation of domestic abuse assault should be charged as a H.F. _____ second or subsequent offense.

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 112 is estimated to increase the number of offenders admitted to prison on a second or subsequent domestic abuse assault offense. There were 177 individuals admitted to prison for a domestic abuse assault offense in FY 2022. 8 million.

House subcommittee · named January 11, 2023

Rep. Ann Meyer (R) · ann.meyer@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Soaring Hearts

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

January 11, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
January 11, 2023House subcommittee named: Meyer, A., Thomson, C. and Wessel-Kroeschell
January 18, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
January 24, 2023Approved by the House committee