SF 2399: Relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions

What it does

This bill relates to pretrial bond amounts for certain felonies. The bill provides that for certain violent offenses, a court setting bond must give significant consideration to the danger a defendant poses to another person or the property of another if the defendant is not detained pending trial.2 (bail and bail restrictions) and making findings on the record regarding the defendant’s financial resources and ability to post bail, the following shall be presumed to be the minimum pretrial bond amounts for each count charged notwithstanding any other provision of law: for a class “A” felony, a $500,000 bond; for a class “B” forcible felony, a $25,000 bond; for a class “C” forcible felony, a $10,000 bond; and for a class “D” forcible felony, a $5,000 bond.

Senate subcommittee · named February 11, 2026

• Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 4 against

For: Cicero Action; Lederman Bonding Company

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; NAACP, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Iowa-Nebraska

In plain words

1. February 11, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee · as SSB 3162
2. February 11, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Bousselot, Bisignano and Webster · as SSB 3162
3. February 18, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 3162
4. February 18, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2399 · as SSB 3162
5. February 19, 2026Filed in the Senate
6. February 19, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
7. February 25, 2026Passed the Senate, 47–0
8. March 4, 2026Took the place of HF 2505 on the House floor (the same legislation)
9. March 4, 2026Passed the House, 74–19
10. April 7, 2026Passed the Senate, 38–7
11. April 14, 2026Passed the House, 72–21
12. May 5, 2026Sent to the Governor
13. June 2, 2026Signed into law