Relating to initial appearance minimum bond amounts for certain criminal offenses

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 5, 2025
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 19, 2025
4. ✓
   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 12, 202564–31
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Became HF 546 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 546 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to initial appearance minimum bond amounts for certain criminal offenses.26.11).

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

House subcommittee

Named February 5, 2025. On February 12, 2025 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Mike Vondran REmail
• Rep. Daniel Gosa DEmail
• Rep. Steven C. Holt REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§804.21

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

• HF 2038 Relating to initial appearance minimum bond amounts for certain criminal offenses
  90th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 2555 · same title
  Cleared committee
• HF 2555 Relating to initial appearance minimum bond amounts for certain criminal offenses
  90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
  Cleared committee

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.