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SF 188Died when the session ended · February 1, 2023

Relating to hate crimes, and providing penalties

Topics:Courts & civil law

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 1, 2023
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 1, 2023
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. 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 Under current law, hate crimes only apply to a few specific offenses like assault or trespassing. This bill expands that definition to include any public offense committed because of a person's race, religion, sex, or other protected characteristics. If someone commits a crime under these circumstances, they would face a penalty one level higher than the original crime.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to hate crimes and provides penalties.8(3)(4). The bill provides that “hate crime” means any public offense when committed against a person or a person’s property because of the person’s race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability, or the person’s association with a person of a certain race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability. A hate crime shall be classified and punished as an offense one degree higher than the underlying offense. The bill makes conforming Code changes.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named February 1, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§692.15§729A.2

Repeals§712.9§716.6A

How the Code works3

Lobbying

1 for · 0 against · 2 undecided · Who →

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Tried before

HF 565Cleared committee89th GA

90th General Assembly

SF 188Cleared committee

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

  • HF 565 Relating to hate crimes, and providing penalties
    89th General Assembly · In committee · nearly identical
    Cleared committee

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