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Relating to the enforcement of immigration laws, and providing penalties
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil lawImmigration
Same legislation: HSB 285
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 4, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeMarch 4, 2025
- Done: House committeeMarch 6, 2025
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 26, 202561–35
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the enforcement of immigration laws. The bill provides that any law enforcement officer, including an elected sheriff, who knowingly and intentionally fails to comply with the requirements of Code chapter 27A (enforcement of immigration laws) shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class “D” 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. The bill provides that conviction under the bill shall be grounds for mandatory revocation of a law enforcement officer’s certification by the Iowa law enforcement academy.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendment H-1171; see Amendments. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named March 31, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
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7 written public comments to its subcommittee: March 5, 2025 (7) · on the Legislature’s site
Fiscal note
The introduced version of House File 946 required a Fiscal Note which included estimated correctional, minority, and fiscal impacts. House File 946 was amended by the House on March 26, 2025, and the Bill no longer requires a Fiscal Note. /s/ Jennifer Acton April 2, 2025 Doc ID 1525346 The fiscal note for this Bill was prepared pursuant to Joint Rule 17 and the Iowa Code.
- Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Criminal Penalty · April 2, 2025
- Enforcement of Immigration Laws, Criminal Penalty · March 20, 2025
Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§27A.12
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
2 for · 10 against · 4 undecided · Who →
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