SF 233: Relating to criminal law including the disclosure of a defendant’s privileged records, no-contact orders, commencement limitations for certain sexual offenses, sexually predatory offenses, victim rights, discovery, postconviction relief actions, criminal appeals, and pretrial bond amounts for certain felonies

What it does

This bill relates to criminal law including the disclosure of a defendant’s privileged records, no-contact orders, commencement limitations for certain sexual offenses, sexually predatory offenses, victim rights, discovery, postconviction relief actions, criminal appeals, and pretrial bond amounts for certain felonies. DIVISION I —— COMMUNICATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL CONFIDENCE. Under current law, a practicing attorney, counselor, physician, surgeon, physician assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, mental health professional, or the stenographer or confidential clerk of any such person, who obtains information by reason of the person’s employment, or a member of the clergy, shall not be allowed, in giving testimony, to disclose any confidential communication properly entrusted to the person.

Senate subcommittee · named February 9, 2023

• Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Rocky De Witt (R)
• Sen. Janice Weiner (D) · janice.weiner@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 2 against

For: Blank Childrens Hospital; Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Soaring Hearts

Against: Iowa Association for Justice; The Innocence Project

In plain words

1. February 8, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. February 9, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, De Witt and Weiner
3. March 6, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 525