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

SF 142: Relating to criminal charges for domestic abuse assault

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. 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 second or subsequent offense.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

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.

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. January 26, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. January 26, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. February 2, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. April 26, 2023Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF142