Bills in Committee

Judiciary (H)

Bills under consideration and review by committee.

Bill Bill Title
SF 2284 A bill for an act modifying the elements defining hate crimes, and providing penalties. (Formerly SF 2120.)
SF 2282 A bill for an act relating to reinstatement of lapsed use restrictions within a common interest community. (Formerly SF 2012.)
SF 2270 A bill for an act establishing a task force related to extending juvenile court jurisdiction in delinquency matters and proceedings to include persons under the age of twenty-one years. (Formerly SF 2172.)
SF 2266 A bill for an act concerning employment prohibitions relating to receiving an annuity under the judicial retirement system. (Formerly SF 2175.)
SF 2265 A bill for an act requiring the master list for juror service to be updated using an electronic data processing system annually and eliminating jury commissions. (Formerly SSB 3166.)
SF 2264 A bill for an act relating to guardians ad litem, attorneys for minor children, child custody investigators, and child and family reporters involved in child custody and visitation proceedings. (Formerly SSB 3103.)
SF 2263 A bill for an act relating to clerks of court, including the collection of court debt, the filing of medical reports, and the indexing of notices of lis pendens by county recorders, out-of-state-witness mileage expenses, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3100.)
SF 2232 A bill for an act relating to redemption by certain persons of parcels sold at tax sale. (Formerly SSB 1249.)
SF 2217 A bill for an act relating to the definition of child abuse and to mandatory reporting training to recognize and report incidents of human trafficking involving minors, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 2095.)
SF 2190 A bill for an act providing for the establishment of county chemical substance abuse monitoring pilot programs and modifying temporary restricted license eligibility requirements for operating-while-intoxicated offenders. (Formerly SSB 3008.)
SF 2183 A bill for an act relating to the limitations on criminal actions for the criminal offense of child endangerment. (Formerly SF 2083.)
SF 2158 A bill for an act relating to the placement of shorthand reporters in exempt status and to the supervision of the board of examiners of shorthand reporters. (Formerly SSB 3028.)
SF 2112 A bill for an act relating to a fiduciarys access to digital assets and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3035.)
SF 450 A bill for an act relating to human trafficking and including a penalty provision. (Formerly SF 312.)
SF 447 A bill for an act modifying the periods of time to bring civil and criminal actions, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SF 107.)
SF 416 A bill for an act relating to the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device, and providing penalties. (Formerly SF 296.)
SF 395 A bill for an act relating to the definition of stalking and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 1225.)
SF 377 A bill for an act relating to the commission of a crime with sexual intent, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1161.)
SF 300 A bill for an act relating to an assault that occurs between persons in an intimate relationship and the crime of domestic abuse assault and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SF 138.)
SF 299 A bill for an act relating to the membership of the board of directors of a judicial district department of correctional services. (Formerly SF 145.)
SF 272 A bill for an act relating to the improper use of a persons with disabilities parking permit and applicable penalties. (Formerly SSB 1082.)
SF 271 A bill for an act relating to interpreters for persons who are limited English proficient, deaf, deaf-blind, or hard-of-hearing in certain legal proceedings and court-ordered programs. (Formerly SSB 1113.)
SF 268 A bill for an act relating to the payment of attorney fees when the respondent is convicted of a crime against the petitioner and is incarcerated at the time of the filing of the petition for dissolution of marriage. (Formerly SSB 1091.)
SF 220 A bill for an act relating to expert witness fees. (Formerly SSB 1079.)
SF 179 A bill for an act relating to kidnapping, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1011.)
SF 178 A bill for an act relating to restrictions on the receipt by certain felons of certain insurance proceeds and other benefits. (Formerly SF 21.)
HF 2425 A bill for an act establishing a sentencing commission.
HF 2423 A bill for an act prohibiting the purchase of weapons seized as a public nuisance by certain persons. (Formerly HF 2144)
HF 2378 A bill for an act relating to the time period during which a vacation or appeal of a termination of parental rights order may be requested. (Formerly HSB 520)
HF 2359 A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities, and including effective date provisions. Effective 7-1-16, with exception of section 187, effective 4-6-16.
HF 2335 A bill for an act relating to civil law provisions, including notice requirements for the disposition of the real property of an estate, notice and document delivery under the trust code, the powers of an agent under a power of attorney, and liability for refusing to accept an acknowledged power of attorney, and including effective date and retroactive and other applicability provisions. Effective 4-13-16.
HF 2332 A bill for an act relating to the statute of limitations period in an action arising out of the unsafe or defective condition of an improvement to real property. (Formerly HSB 575)
HF 2326 A bill for an act relating to forcible entry and detainer actions, including granting concurrent jurisdiction to small claims courts over preliminary hearings for certain forcible entry and detainer actions. (Formerly HSB 531)
HF 2299 A bill for an act relating to eligibility to enter into installment agreements for the collection of court debt.
HF 2298 A bill for an act establishing a study regarding the possible establishment of a jail diversion program for offenders with a mental illness.
HF 2292 A bill for an act relating to carrying weapons on school grounds by a certified peace officer with a professional permit to carry weapons.
HF 2291 A bill for an act requiring a person convicted of certain domestic abuse offenses to be supervised using an electronic tracking and monitoring system.
HF 2282 A bill for an act relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem in an adoption proceeding. Effective 7-1-16.
HF 2271 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of identity theft, and providing penalties. Effective 7-1-16.
HF 2270 A bill for an act including fathers whose paternity has been lawfully established in the definition of parent for the purposes of juvenile justice proceedings. Effective 7-1-16.
HF 2255 A bill for an act relating to firearm violence protective orders and making penalties applicable.
HF 2254 A bill for an act relating to nonlawyers providing assistance to landlords or tenants with the electronic filing of small claims forms.
HF 2245 A bill for an act establishing a statewide chemical substance abuse monitoring pilot program.
HF 2233 A bill for an act relating to sexual abuse and sexual exploitation by a counselor, therapist, or school employee, related penalties, and the time within which actions may be brought for damages for such injury.
HF 2221 A bill for an act providing for the establishment of county chemical substance abuse monitoring programs for certain criminal offenders.
HF 2207 A bill for an act establishing the government nondiscrimination Act, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2200 A bill for an act relating to the standard of judicial review and providing a claim or defense when a state action burdens a person's exercise of religion, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2194 A bill for an act allowing possession of a handgun while hunting and including penalties.
HF 2193 A bill for an act requiring search warrants for certain activities under the jurisdiction of the natural resource commission.
HF 2191 A bill for an act reclassifying felony offenses when a firearm is possessed, displayed, used, or attempted to be used during their commission, and providing penalties.
HF 2183 A bill for an act relating to litigation involving the public use of private lands and waters.
HF 2178 A bill for an act relating to the fines assessed for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
HF 2171 A bill for an act modifying the penalties and the accumulation of earned time for inmates incarcerated for the commission of certain felonies which require the inmates to serve at least seventy percent of the maximum terms of the applicable sentences.
HF 2170 A bill for an act concerning civil liability of certain educational entities and their employees and providing penalties and sanctions.
HF 2169 A bill for an act relating to cooperative agreements for continued contact and communication between a biological parent, siblings, and other family members of a minor child and the adopted minor child following the issuance of a final adoption decree.
HF 2167 A bill for an act relating to civil protective orders and dating abuse, creating the criminal offense of dating abuse assault, making related modifications, and providing penalties.
HF 2164 A bill for an act relating to the waiver of requirements for attorneys and abstractors who participate in the title guaranty program.
HF 2158 A bill for an act relating to the installation and use of ignition interlock devices, establishing sobriety monitoring pilot programs, and providing penalties.
HF 2152 A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of female genital mutilation and providing penalties.
HF 2142 A bill for an act relating to the protection of life beginning at conception, and including effective date provisions.
HF 2130 A bill for an act modifying the criminal offense of harassment, and providing penalties.
HF 2123 A bill for an act modifying the elements defining hate crimes, and providing penalties.
HF 2114 A bill for an act relating to unlawful aliens and law enforcement and providing penalties.
HF 2113 A bill for an act relating to the operations and governance of certain common interest communities.
HF 2107 A bill for an act relating to the payment of costs for a psychiatric evaluation of a defendant in a criminal proceeding.
HF 2106 A bill for an act relating to a preference for the awarding of joint custody of a child to both parents.
HF 2096 A bill for an act relating to the temporary delegation of parental rights by the parent or legal custodian of a child.
HF 2091 A bill for an act relating to civil rights by providing that denial of access to a restroom by a public accommodation to certain persons is an unfair or discriminatory practice.
HF 2089 A bill for an act relating to temporary orders for custody involving the relocation of the residence of a minor child.
HF 2085 A bill for an act relating to eligibility for a deferred judgment, deferred sentence, suspended sentence, or reduced fine for a first offense of operating while intoxicated involving bodily injury or property damage.
HF 2077 A bill for an act relating to the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device and providing a penalty.
HF 2063 A bill for an act providing for benefit corporations, and providing for fees.
HF 2057 A bill for an act relating to the carrying and possession of weapons and providing penalties.
HF 2056 A bill for an act relating to an exemption from jury service for persons at least seventy-three years of age and making penalties applicable.
HF 2055 A bill for an act relating to the waiting period for a decree of change of name.
HF 2045 A bill for an act modifying the threshold damage dollar amounts which constitute the crimes of criminal mischief in the second, third, and fourth degrees.
HF 2033 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of accessory after the fact if the public offense involves a murder, and providing penalties.
HF 2032 A bill for an act relating to the preservation of religious freedom.
HF 2031 A bill for an act relating to the limitation of actions for the offense of accessory after the fact involving a kidnapping, and providing penalties.
HF 2030 A bill for an act relating to the revocation of driver's licenses for drug-related criminal convictions.
HF 2027 A bill for an act relating to the displacement and relocation of a business or farm and including effective date and applicability provisions.
HF 2024 A bill for an act relating to the expungement of the criminal record for a simple misdemeanor interference of official acts.
HF 2023 A bill for an act repealing the criminal offenses of intoxication and simulated intoxication in public places.
HF 2022 A bill for an act modifying the criminal offense of accommodation, and providing penalties.
HF 2021 A bill for an act relating to the management and operations of certain common interest communities.
HF 2020 A bill for an act enhancing the penalty for certain assaults against a sports official.
HF 2012 A bill for an act relating to the limitation of action for the criminal offense of accessory after the fact, and making penalties applicable.
HF 570 A bill for an act providing for an exemption from municipal tort liability for claims arising from recreational activities on municipality-controlled property. Effective 7-1-15.
HF 547 A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of interference with official acts, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 27)
HF 546 A bill for an act relating to possessing contraband or electronic contraband at community-based correctional facilities. (Formerly HSB 128)
HF 536 A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, delete temporary language, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, update ongoing provisions, or remove ambiguities, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. Various effective dates, see bill.
HF 535 A bill for an act relating to nonsubstantive Code corrections. Effective 7-1-15.
HF 533 A bill for an act relating to the failure to wear a motor vehicle safety belt or safety harness or use a motor vehicle child restraint system. (Formerly HSB 127)
HF 520 A bill for an act relating to real property by abolishing dower and curtesy, modifying the elective share of a surviving spouse, and eliminating the surviving spouse's statutory share of the homestead.
HF 497 A bill for an act modifying penalties for littering.
HF 442 A bill for an act relating to marriage and divorce, and including effective date provisions.
HF 441 A bill for an act providing immunity from alcohol-related offenses for certain persons under the legal age and modifying penalties.
HF 434 A bill for an act relating to the possession, receipt, transportation, or dominion or control of firearms, offensive weapons, and ammunition by certain persons.
HF 429 A bill for an act providing for the diversion of a portion of a noncustodial parent's child support obligation to a savings account for a child in a child support diversion trust.
HF 417 A bill for an act relating to asset forfeiture due to public offense convictions.
HF 416 A bill for an act relating to immunity from civil liability for certain persons for acts occurring during a clean-up effort following a disaster.
HF 411 A bill for an act relating to the operations of certain common interest communities.
HF 405 A bill for an act relating to providing weapons or ammunition to minors, and providing a penalty.
HF 393 A bill for an act requiring risk assessments and electronic monitoring of criminal defendants under certain conditions, and providing penalties.
HF 383 A bill for an act relating to establishing a statewide database for stolen firearms.
HF 379 A bill for an act relating to modifications of restitution orders.
HF 364 A bill for an act enhancing penalties for a second offense of domestic abuse assault in certain circumstances.
HF 363 A bill for an act relating to unattended motor vehicles.
HF 343 A bill for an act relating to the improper use of a persons with disabilities parking permit and applicable penalties. (Formerly HSB 109)
HF 333 A bill for an act providing for the reinstatement of parental rights of a former parent under certain circumstances.
HF 332 A bill for an act relating to the time period within which a prosecution for kidnapping in the first degree must be commenced.
HF 331 A bill for an act relating to criminal trespass and including applicability provisions.
HF 330 A bill for an act relating to subsidized guardianships.
HF 329 A bill for an act providing for civil rights enforcement concerning employment rights of persons exercising their rights under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
HF 328 A bill for an act relating to elders, including elder abuse, financial exploitation of elders, and the development of an elder abuse prevention system, and providing penalties.
HF 315 A bill for an act relating to the rights to involvement of certain individuals in all proceedings under the juvenile justice code, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 42)
HF 314 A bill for an act relating to the assessment of the drug abuse resistance education surcharge.
HF 300 A bill for an act relating to human trafficking outreach, awareness, and training programs.
HF 265 A bill for an act relating to the involuntary commitment of a person with an intellectual disability who presents a danger to self or others, and making penalties applicable.
HF 264 A bill for an act relating to the parental rights of an individual whose parentage is the result of sexual abuse.
HF 253 A bill for an act relating to eligible parties to a valid marriage.
HF 243 A bill for an act allowing a person convicted of a school bus safety violation for the first time to participate in a driver improvement program in lieu of driver's license suspension, and including effective date provisions.
HF 237 A bill for an act relating to the appointment of a special prosecutor after a death results from the actions of a peace officer.
HF 232 A bill for an act relating to expungement of a conviction of theft in the fifth degree.
HF 220 A bill for an act providing for recovery by the Iowa finance authority of certain monetary penalties imposed by the national collegiate athletic association or an affiliated athletic conference and providing penalties.
HF 197 A bill for an act relating to the obtaining of a copy of an original birth certificate by an adult adoptee, and providing for fees.
HF 186 A bill for an act relating to ignition interlock devices installed in the motor vehicles of first-time operating-while-intoxicated offenders.
HF 185 A bill for an act authorizing the department of justice to administer federal grants for housing of victims of human trafficking.
HF 184 A bill for an act relating to abuse and financial exploitation of elders and providing penalties.
HF 183 A bill for an act creating the criminal offense of invasion of privacy by trespassing and providing a penalty.
HF 182 A bill for an act relating to the development of a proposal to establish a family court in the judicial branch.
HF 181 A bill for an act increasing the penalty for invasion of privacy.
HF 164 A bill for an act relating to the membership of the board of directors of a judicial district department of correctional services.
HF 159 A bill for an act relating to the administration of combined guardianship and conservatorship proceedings. Effective 7-1-15.
HF 158 A bill for an act enhancing the criminal penalty for an assault on an operator of a motor vehicle providing transit services as part of a public transit system, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 30)
HF 153 A bill for an act relating to a complaint alleging the commission of a delinquent act that would constitute a felony if committed by an adult.
HF 152 A bill for an act relating to fines and driver's license suspensions for certain motor vehicle violations resulting in death and including penalty provisions.
HF 142 A bill for an act relating to a reduction in the application fee for a license to marry based upon the completion of premarital counseling.
HF 136 A bill for an act relating to temporary restraining orders and protective orders for certain minors.
HF 135 A bill for an act relating to the application of foreign laws, and including effective date provisions.
HF 134 A bill for an act relating to the required provision of informed consent by both parents prior to the provision of nonemergency medical services to a minor child under a custody decree.
HF 128 A bill for an act increasing the penalty for lending a motor vehicle to a person whose driver's license has been revoked due to a conviction for operating-while-intoxicated.
HF 115 A bill for an act relating to the definition of person under the criminal code.
HF 101 A bill for an act relating to the granting of a marriage license when the parties are of the same gender and the related appellate jurisdiction of the supreme court.
HF 100 A bill for an act relating to the parental rights of an individual whose parentage is the result of sexual abuse for which the individual has been convicted.
HF 99 A bill for an act relating to the possession of a pistol, revolver, or ammunition by a person under fourteen years of age.
HF 92 A bill for an act relating to the justifiable use of reasonable force and providing a remedy.
HF 87 A bill for an act relating to financial exploitation of older individuals and providing penalties.
HF 78 A bill for an act relating to the expungement of not-guilty verdicts and dismissed criminal-charge records.
HF 77 A bill for an act relating to the sale or transfer of firearms, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions.
HF 76 A bill for an act prohibiting the sale or transfer of semiautomatic assault weapons, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
HF 70 A bill for an act prohibiting the sale or transfer of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
HF 69 A bill for an act modifying earned time for a person who kidnaps a minor and is required to register as a sex offender.
HF 68 A bill for an act establishing a veterans treatment court in each judicial district.
HF 59 A bill for an act relating to state preemption of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition regulation by political subdivisions, and including penalties and remedies and applicability provisions.
HF 53 A bill for an act eliminating the twelve-year look-back provision for determining whether an offense for operating-while-intoxicated is a second or subsequent offense.
HF 52 A bill for an act relating to the justifiable use of reasonable force and providing a remedy.
HF 17 A bill for an act providing for recision of administrative driver's license revocations in operating-while-intoxicated cases where there are no longer reasonable grounds to believe the person was operating the motor vehicle.
HF 16 A bill for an act relating to the granting of a dissolution of marriage when the respondent is convicted of a crime against the petitioner and is incarcerated at the time of the filing of the petition for dissolution of marriage.
HF 15 A bill for an act relating to an assault that occurs between persons in an intimate relationship and the crime of domestic abuse assault and making penalties applicable.
HJR 11 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to an individual's right to acquire, keep, possess, transport, carry, transfer, and use arms.
HJR 10 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to an individual's right to keep and bear arms.
HJR 9 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the inalienable right to life.
HJR 7 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the rights of a crime victim.
HJR 4 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa specifying marriage between one man and one woman as the only legal union that is valid or recognized in the state.