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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SSB 1058: Relating to assaults, including assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and inmate assaults on department of corrections employees, and providing penalties

Became SF 397 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

_____ department of corrections employees.1, against persons engaged in certain occupations including a peace officer, jailer, correctional staff, member or employee of the board of parole, health care provider, employee of the department of health and human services, employee of the department of revenue, national guard member engaged in national guard duty or state active duty, civilian employee of a law enforcement agency, civilian employee of a fire department, or fire fighter, whether paid or volunteer.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

Senate File 397 is anticipated to increase prison admissions and LOS, which would increase costs to the DOC by approximately $948,000 per group per year over the LOS. Figure 2 breaks down these costs by penalty. These costs would recur for each annual group of…

Senate subcommittee · named January 28, 2025

  • Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 14 for, 1 against

For: AFSCME Council 61; Dr. Tanja Garrison; Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Firefighters Association (IFA); Iowa Hospital Association; Iowa Independent Physician Group; Iowa Medical Society; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa State Police Association; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; and 2 more

Against: Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council

In plain words

  1. January 28, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. January 28, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rowley, Bisignano and Dawson
  3. February 12, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. February 19, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 397

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/SSB1058