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

SF 77: Relating to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and juvenile pre-charge diversion programs

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 the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and juvenile pre-charge diversion programs. The bill defines “child” for the purposes of Code chapter 232 (juvenile justice), subchapters I (construction and definitions) and II (juvenile delinquency proceedings), as a person under years of age who is alleged to have committed an offense for which the juvenile court has exclusive original jurisdiction if the proceedings related to that offense began prior to the person attaining years of age.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 18, 2023

  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Coalition for Family and Children's Services in Iowa; Father Flanagans Boys Home; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

  1. January 12, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. January 18, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Knox and Schultz

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/SF77