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SSB 1068
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 23, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 23, 2023
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 8, 2023
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 230
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 230 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 230 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
_____ pursuing law enforcement vehicle (eluding). Current law generally provides that a driver of a motor vehicle who commits a second or subsequent eluding violation is subject to an enhanced penalty if the second or subsequent violation is found under the same Code subsection as the prior violation. The bill amends current law to provide that a person who commits a second or subsequent eluding violation is subject to an enhanced penalty regardless of the Code subsection under which the person was previously convicted.
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The bill increases the penalty for eluding when a driver exceeds the speed limit by miles per hour or more from an aggravated misdemeanor to a class “D” felony. The penalty for a second or subsequent violation is increased from a class “D” felony to a class “C” felony.401 (manufacture, delivery, or possession of a counterfeit substance, simulated controlled substance, or imitation controlled substance), or the offense results in bodily injury to a person other than the driver, and who has previously been convicted of the same offense, from a class “C” felony to a class “B” felony. If the person was previously convicted of a violation under another Code subsection, the subsequent violation is a class “C” felony. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245. A class “C” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than years and a fine of at least $1,370 but not more than $13,660. A class “B” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than years.
Changed since by amendments S-3134, S-3133; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 23, 2023. On February 2, 2023 it recommended amendment and passage. [].
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: February 2, 2023 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
Fiscal note
House File 358 is estimated to increase the average LOS of individuals admitted to prison and CBC. 279. Enhancement of these penalties is estimated to increase costs to the Department of Corrections (DOC) by $17,000 annually. Figure 3 represents the cost for only one year’s group of admissions, but the increased cost would recur for each year’s group of admissions.
- Final Fiscal Note — Eluding Law Enforcement, Penalties · May 16, 2023 · $17,000
- Eluding Law Enforcement, Penalties · March 13, 2023
- Eluding Law Enforcement, Penalties · March 3, 2023
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§321.279
Lobbying
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