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

SF 222: Relating to the crime of the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device, including the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device committed against a person under eighteen years of age, and providing penalties

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 the crime of the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device including the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device committed against a person under years of age. Current law provides that a person who commits a violation of the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device commits a serious misdemeanor. The bill provides that a second or subsequent offense is an aggravated misdemeanor. The bill provides that a person who commits the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device when the other person is under years of age commits an aggravated misdemeanor for a first offense, and a class “D” felony for a second or subsequent offense.

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 627 enhances the penalties for an existing criminal offense in certain circumstances, and the fiscal impact cannot be determined because the number of individuals affected cannot be estimated. Table 2 shows the average State cost per offense for a C…

Senate subcommittee · named February 7, 2023

Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Soaring Hearts

In plain words

February 7, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
February 7, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Bisignano and Schultz