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

SF 2170: Relating to human trafficking including parole and work release and victim counselors, and guardian ad litem appointments for prosecuting witnesses with mental disabilities

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 human trafficking including parole and work release and victim counselors, and guardian ad litem appointments for prosecuting witnesses with mental disabilities.12(7) shall first become eligible for parole or work release.2, subsection 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9, be denied parole or work release until the person has served between one-half and seven-tenths of the maximum term of the person’s sentence. The bill amends the definition of “victim” to include a person subjected to human trafficking, and the definition of “victim counselor” to include training in the substantive laws relating to human trafficking.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

0% of the maximum term of the prison sentence. However, the fiscal impact cannot be estimated due to a lack of conviction data but is anticipated to be minimal. Expanding eligibility for guardians ad litem may increase appointments by an unknown amount. Theref…

Senate subcommittee · named January 10, 2024

  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Network Against Human Trafficking; Soaring Hearts; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

In plain words

  1. January 10, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee · as SSB 3027
  2. January 10, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Petersen and Shipley · as SSB 3027
  3. January 24, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 3027
  4. January 30, 2024Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2170 · as SSB 3027
  5. January 31, 2024Filed in the Senate
  6. January 31, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
  7. February 22, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. April 19, 2024Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF2170