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

SF 522: Relating to restitution for the death of a victim

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

What it does

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.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 5 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa State Bar Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Network Against Human Trafficking

Against: Iowa County Attorneys Association

In plain words

  1. March 6, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. March 6, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. June 5, 2023Sent to the Senate Judiciary 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/SF522