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

Sponsored by the Senate Appropriations Committee

Topics:State budget Crime & corrections Public safety & emergencies

Same legislation: SSB 1214, HSB 251, HF 727

Write your legislators about itWhat changed before it passed

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedMarch 29, 2023
Done: SubcommitteeMarch 29, 2023
Done: Senate committeeApril 4, 2023
Done: Passes the SenateMay 2, 202332–16
Skipped: House committeeSkipped
Done: Passes the HouseMay 3, 202360–33
Done: To the GovernorMay 16, 2023
Done: Signed into lawJune 1, 2023

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary This bill provides money to several state agencies that handle law enforcement, courts, and public safety. It gives funding to groups like the department of corrections, the state public defender, and the board of parole. Different funds will also be used to support emergency management, consumer protection, and farm mediation services.¹

Read the official explanation

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.

Changed since by amendment S-3213; see Amendments.

Full bill text · What changed before it passed²

Senate subcommittee

Named March 29, 2023 (as SSB 1214). It hasn’t reported yet.

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1 written public comment to its subcommittee: May 2, 2023 (1) · on the Legislature’s site

Lobbying

5 for · 0 against · 23 undecided · Who →

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Study bill

SSB 1214Renumbered HSB 251Renumbered

90th General Assembly

SF 562Became lawfrom SSB 1214 HF 727Didn’t advancefrom HSB 251

Picked up later

SSB 1232Renumbered91st GA SF 2481Didn’t advance91st GA

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.

SSB 1244 SSB 1244
89th General Assembly · In committee · similar
Cleared committee
SSB 3149 SSB 3149
89th General Assembly · In committee · similar
Cleared committee
SSB 3103 SSB 3103
88th General Assembly · In committee · similar
Cleared committee

Similar bills this General Assembly

SSB 1232 Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system
91st General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 644
Nearly identical
SF 2481 Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system
91st General Assembly · Withdrawn
Very similar
SSB 3191 SSB 3191
90th General Assembly · In committee
Similar
SSB 3200 SSB 3200
90th General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 2434
Similar

Matched by wording or an identical title.