SF 2134: Relating to the penalty for public employees and public officials taking money from a public employer, and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill prohibits a sentencing court from deferring the judgment or deferring the sentence of a defendant if the defendant was a public employee or public official at the time of the offense and the amount of money taken by the public employee or public official in connection with the offense exceeded $7,500. The bill prohibits a sentencing court from suspending the sentence of a defendant if the defendant was a public employee or public official at the time of the offense and the amount of money taken by the public employee or public official in connection with the offense exceeded $7,500 unless the defendant establishes, by clear and convincing evidence, and the sentencing court finds and states specifically on the record, that mitigating circumstances exist warranting a departure from the otherwise mandatory minimum term of incarceration.

Senate subcommittee · named January 31, 2024

• Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: City of Iowa City; City of Waukee; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa League of Cities; Iowa State Association of Counties; Iowa State Association of County Supervisors

In plain words

1. January 29, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. January 31, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Webster, Bisignano and Shipley
3. February 6, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 14, 2024Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2336