91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 337: Relating to a hope card program for plaintiffs granted certain orders in a domestic abuse proceeding, and providing penalties
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to a hope card program for plaintiffs granted certain orders in a domestic abuse proceeding. The bill requires the attorney general, in consultation with the district clerks of court, to develop and implement a hope card program to provide for the issuance of a hope card to each person who has been granted an order in a domestic abuse proceeding that is meant to protect a plaintiff from domestic abuse prior to a hearing or requires a defendant to cease domestic abuse of a plaintiff (order).
Sponsors
Sen. Janet Petersen (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 20, 2025
- Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council
In plain words
- February 17, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
- February 20, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Bousselot and Petersen
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF337