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SF 522Died when the session ended · March 6, 2023

Relating to restitution for the death of a victim

Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee

Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & corrections

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedMarch 6, 2023
  2. Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
  3. Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2023
  4. Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: House committee
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to restitution for the death of a victim. Current law provides that in all criminal cases in which the offender is convicted of a felony in which the act or acts committed by the offender caused the death of another person, the court shall order the offender to pay at least $150,000 in restitution to the victim’s estate or to the victim’s heirs at law. The bill provides that in all criminal cases in which the offender is convicted of a felony in which the act or acts committed by the offender caused the death of another person, the court may order the offender to pay at least $150,000 in restitution to the victim’s estate or to the victim’s heirs at law dependent on whether the victim died with or without a will.

Read the full explanation

In determining whether to order that restitution be paid to the victim’s estate or the victim’s heirs at law, the court may consider any criminal offenses committed by the victim against the offender.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§910.3B§915.100

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Lobbying

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