SF 562: Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, including by providing for payments associated with indigent defense and representation, the funding of activities relating to consumer fraud and antitrust, a corrections capital reinvestment fund, an Iowa law enforcement academy study, a human trafficking study, and the funding of peace officer retirement, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to and makes appropriations to the justice system for FY 2023-2024. The bill makes appropriations for FY 2023-2024 from the general fund of the state to the departments of justice, corrections, public defense, public safety, and homeland security and emergency management, and the Iowa law enforcement academy, office of the state public defender, and board of parole. The bill appropriates moneys from the commerce revolving fund to the office of consumer advocate of the department of justice; from the gaming enforcement revolving fund to the department of public safety; from the 911 emergency communications fund to the department of homeland security and emergency management; and from the consumer education and litigation fund to the department of justice for farm mediation services and salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes for criminal prosecutions, criminal appeals, and performing certain duties.

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa State Troopers Association; State Police Officers Council

In plain words

1. April 4, 2023Filed in the Senate
2. April 4, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
3. May 2, 2023Passed the Senate, 32–16
4. May 3, 2023Took the place of HF 727 on the House floor (the same legislation)
5. May 3, 2023Passed the House, 60–33
6. May 16, 2023Sent to the Governor
7. June 1, 2023Signed into law