SF 69: Relating to confidential records including booking photographs

What it does

This bill relates to confidential records including booking photographs.F. The bill defines “booking photograph” as a photograph or still, nonvideo image of a person generated by a law enforcement agency for identification purposes after an arrest or while the person is in the law enforcement agency’s custody. The bill provides that a booking photograph is a confidential record, but may be released, published, or disseminated for any of the following reasons: a court has determined that the person in the booking photograph is a fugitive, and releasing or disseminating the booking photograph will assist in apprehending the person; a court determines that the person is an imminent threat to an individual or to public safety; or the person is convicted of a class “A” or class “B” felony not involving a controlled substance.

Senate subcommittee · named January 23, 2025

• Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 1 against

For: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Dr. Tanja Garrison; Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; VALOR Iowa

Against: Iowa County Attorneys Association

In plain words

1. January 21, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. January 23, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Taylor, Bisignano and Dawson
3. January 29, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes