Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and harassment against public utility employees or contractors, and making penalties applicable
Topics:Public safety & emergencies
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 5, 2026
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 3, 202644–0
- 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 assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and harassment against public utility employees or contractors. The bill adds an employee or contractor of a public utility engaged in the performance of a public utility responsibility to the list of occupations that are protected by enhanced assault penalties. The penalty for assault against an employee or contractor of a public utility ranges from an aggravated misdemeanor to a class “C” felony depending on the nature of the assault.
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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 “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. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540. The bill provides that harassment that occurs against an employee or contractor of a public utility while engaged in the performance of a public utility responsibility is harassment in the first degree. _____ aggravated misdemeanor.
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, 2026. On February 11, 2026 it recommended passage.
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Fiscal note
The fiscal impact of the Bill cannot be determined because the number of new convictions under the Bill cannot be estimated. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per relevant offense. The estimated impact to the General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the DOC. The costs would be incurred across multiple fiscal years for prison and parole supervision.
- Assaults on Public Utility Workers · March 2, 2026
Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note
Iowa Code it changes
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
20 for · 0 against · 4 undecided · Who →
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