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

SF 2172: Relating to the issuance of a search warrant

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 the issuance of a search warrant. The bill provides that after a peace officer has executed a search warrant issued by a magistrate commanding the peace officer to search the named person, place, or thing within the state for the property specified, the peace officer shall bring a list of any property seized before the magistrate. Current law requires the peace officer to bring the seized property before the magistrate.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa State Patrol Supervisors Association; State Police Officers Council

In plain words

  1. January 31, 2024Filed in the Senate
  2. January 31, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 19, 2024Withdrawn

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/SF2172