Bills › 91st General Assembly
Requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole
Sponsored by Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R)
Topics:Courts & civil lawCrime & corrections
Same legislation: HF 2037
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
- Done: Senate committeeJanuary 27, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- 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 requires an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole. Current law allows a person arrested with or without a warrant to be released within the period of time the person would otherwise remain incarcerated while waiting to be taken before a magistrate if the release is pursuant to pretrial release guidelines or a bond schedule promulgated by the judicial council, unless the person is charged with manufacture, delivery, possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, or distribution of methamphetamine.
Read the full explanation
The bill requires a person arrested with or without a warrant and charged with a felony who is at the time of the arrest on probation or parole, in lieu of or as a result of a sentence of incarceration imposed upon conviction of a felony, and subject to supervision by the district department of correctional services to have an initial appearance before a magistrate prior to release pursuant to pretrial release guidelines or a bond schedule promulgated by the judicial council.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named January 13, 2026. On January 20, 2026 it recommended 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 12, 2026 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
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
3 for · 0 against · 3 undecided · Who →
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