SF 644: Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing for properly related matters including indigent defense and representation, the corrections capital reinvestment fund, and a corrections federal receipts fund, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to and makes appropriations to the justice system. The bill makes appropriations for FY 2025-2026 from the general fund of the state to the departments of justice, corrections, public defense, public safety, and homeland security and emergency management, and the Iowa law enforcement academy, office of the state public defender, and board of parole. The bill also appropriates moneys from the commerce revolving fund to the office of consumer advocate of the department of justice; from the gaming enforcement revolving fund to the department of public safety; from the 911 emergency communications fund to the department of homeland security and emergency management; and from the consumer education and litigation fund to the department of justice for farm mediation services and for criminal prosecutions, criminal appeals, and performing certain duties.

Senate subcommittee · named April 28, 2025

• Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
• Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jeff Reichman (R) · jeff.reichman@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Association for Justice

Against: Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence

In plain words

1. April 28, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Appropriations committee · as SSB 1232
2. April 28, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Knox and Reichman · as SSB 1232
3. April 29, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes · as SSB 1232
4. April 30, 2025Filed in the Senate
5. April 30, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
6. April 30, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 644 · as SSB 1232
7. May 13, 2025Passed the Senate, 33–13
8. May 14, 2025Took the place of HF 1046 on the House floor (the same legislation)
9. May 14, 2025Passed the House, 60–27
10. May 23, 2025Sent to the Governor
11. June 11, 2025Signed into law