SF 2336: 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.

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. February 14, 2024Filed in the Senate
2. February 14, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
3. February 26, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted