Proyectos de ley › 91.ª Asamblea General
Relating to the confinement of persons found incompetent to stand trial
Presentado por Rep. Matthew Rinker (R)
Dónde está ahora
- Hecho: Presentado30 de enero de 2026
- Se detuvo: SubcomitéMurió al terminar la Asamblea General
- Sigue: Comité de la CámaraEmbudo: antes del 20 de febrero de 2026
- Sigue: Lo aprueba la Cámara
- Sigue: Comité del SenadoEmbudo: antes del 20 de marzo de 2026
- Sigue: Lo aprueba el Senado
- Sigue: A gobernador(a)
- Sigue: Firmado como ley
Murió al terminar la sesión La sesión de 2026 terminó el 3 de mayo de 2026, la última sesión ordinaria de la Asamblea General. Los proyectos que no pasaron por ambas cámaras murieron. ¿Qué es el embudo (funnel)?
Qué contiene
Resumen con IA If a person is found unfit to stand trial because of a brain or mental disability and is considered dangerous, they can be sent to a state medical facility for treatment. These individuals must have an expert check their threat level every year, and a court will review their case annually to decide if they can be released. They can stay in this facility for no longer than the maximum prison sentence for their original crime. (Todavía no está traducido al español.)1
Lea la explicación oficial (en inglés)
This bill relates to the confinement of persons found incompetent to stand trial. The bill provides that a defendant who poses a danger to the public peace or safety and whose competency the court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, is unlikely to be restored due to a cognitive or neurophysiological disability shall be committed as a safekeeper to the department of corrections at the Iowa medical and classification center, or other appropriate treatment facility as designated by the director. A rebuttable presumption exists that the commitment shall continue. The defendant is required to have an annual threat assessment conducted by a qualified expert or professional. The bill requires the treatment facility to prepare an annual report and provide the report to the court, which shall conduct an annual review, and, if warranted, set a hearing on the status of the defendant. The bill provides that the defendant remain in placement no longer than the maximum term of confinement for the criminal offense of which the defendant is accused. When the defendant’s placement equals the length of the maximum term of confinement, the complaint for the criminal offense of which the defendant is accused shall be dismissed with prejudice.