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SSB 3089

A bill for an act relating to victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency and civil commitment, restitution, and victim rights.(See SF 2379.)

Agenda

Subcommittee members: Bousselot-CH, Petersen, Webster

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Time: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Location: Room G15

Comments Submitted:

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02-03-2026

Steven Clarke

Division III, Section 7 is redundant. Iowa Code 692A.101(23)(a)(7) already includes employer's name and address. The only additional identifier in this bill is "and telephone number." It would be more efficient to just add those 3 words to the existing subsection.Iowa Code 692A.101(23)(a)(20) already includes vehicle information, including "vehicle description." It would be more efficient to just add "make, model, and color" to the existing subsection.Division V has an incorrect statutory citation. The language amending Iowa Code 812.8 states that "A charge of a forcible felony shall be deemed a recent overt act for purposes of civil commitment proceedings under chapter 229." The term "recent overt act" does not appear in chapter 229. It is defined and referenced in chapter 229A Iowa Code 229.2(11). This refers to an act of a "sexually violent nature." Few forcible felonies involve sexually violent conduct.