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

SF 525: 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

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 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.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

Division I is not estimated to have a fiscal impact. Division II — No-Contact Orders Description Division II relates to the modification and extension of no-contact orders.

House subcommittee · named February 21, 2024

  • Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Brian Meyer (D) · brian.meyer@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@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. March 6, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. March 6, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 21, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. March 22, 2023Passed the Senate, 37–13
  5. March 23, 2023Arrived in the House
  6. March 23, 2023House subcommittee named: Gustoff, Meyer, B., Thomson and C
  7. March 27, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
  8. March 27, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. February 21, 2024House subcommittee named: Gustoff, Meyer, B., Thomson and C
  10. February 26, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
  11. March 14, 2024Approved by the House 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/SF525