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

SF 521: Relating to assaults on sports officials, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions

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 assaults on sports officials.1, with the knowledge that the other person is a peace officer, jailer, correctional staff, member or employee of the board of parole, health care provider, employee of the department of human services, employee of the department of revenue, national guard member engaged in national guard duty or state active duty, civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, civilian employee of a fire department, or fire fighter, whether paid or volunteer, is guilty of an offense with penalties ranging from an aggravated misdemeanor up to a class “D” felony.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

Senate File 521 expands the definition of an existing criminal offense, and the fiscal impact cannot be determined. Table 2 shows the average State cost per offense for a Class D felony, aggravated misdemeanor, and serious misdemeanor. The estimated impact to …

Senate subcommittee · named January 11, 2024

  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Nate Boulton (D)
  • Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: UAW Region 4

In plain words

  1. February 27, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee · as SSB 1193
  2. February 27, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Boulton and Evans · as SSB 1193
  3. February 28, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1193
  4. March 6, 2023Filed in the Senate
  5. March 6, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  6. March 6, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 521 · as SSB 1193
  7. March 7, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Judiciary committee
  9. January 11, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Boulton and Evans
  10. January 18, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
  11. February 14, 2024Approved by the Senate committee

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/SF521