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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
Sponsored by the Senate Appropriations Committee
Topics:State budgetCrime & correctionsPublic safety & emergencies
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedApril 28, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeApril 28, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeApril 30, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateMay 13, 202533–13
- Skipped: House committeeSkipped
- Done: Passes the HouseMay 14, 202560–27
- Done: To the GovernorMay 23, 2025
- Done: Signed into lawJune 11, 2025
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What’s in it
AI summary This bill sets aside money for various state agencies that handle law enforcement, corrections, and public safety. It provides funding for departments like the Iowa law enforcement academy, the office of the state public defender, and the board of parole. Additionally, it directs specific funds to help with things like 911 emergency communications, consumer protection, and farm mediation services.1
Read the official explanation
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.
Why it matters. State agencies including the departments of justice, corrections, public safety, homeland security and emergency management, and the Iowa law enforcement academy will receive funding from the general fund for fiscal years 2025-2026. Additional money will be provided to the office of the state public defender, the board of parole, and the office of consumer advocate through various revolving and specialized funds.2
Changed since by amendment S-3155; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named April 28, 2025 (as SSB 1232). On April 29, 2025 it recommended amendment and passage.
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1 for · 1 against · 21 undecided · Who →
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Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title.
Tried before
This idea has been filed in 3 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.
- SSB 1214 SSB 121490th General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 562 · nearly identicalCleared committee
- SF 2434 Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system90th General Assembly · Withdrawn · very similarDidn’t advance
- SSB 3191 SSB 319190th General Assembly · In committee · similarCleared committee
- SSB 1244 SSB 124489th General Assembly · In committee · similarCleared committee
- SSB 3103 SSB 310388th General Assembly · In committee · similarCleared committee
Similar bills this General Assembly
- SF 2481 Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system91st General Assembly · WithdrawnNearly identical
- SSB 1224 Relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, including a corrections capit…91st General Assembly · In committeeVery similar
Matched by wording or an identical title.