Senate File 2323 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3212) Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act creating a criminal code revisions task force. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6034SV 81 4 jm/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. CRIMINAL CODE REVISIONS TASK FORCE. 1 2 1. The division of criminal and juvenile justice planning 1 3 of the department of human rights shall establish a task force 1 4 to study and propose revisions to the criminal code including 1 5 establishing greater uniformity and proportionality among 1 6 criminal penalties, clarifying and removing conflicting 1 7 provisions, reorganizing chapters to enhance the overall 1 8 readability of the criminal code, and any other proposals the 1 9 task force deems necessary that are within the overall 1 10 framework of revising the criminal code. The task force shall 1 11 file a report with recommendations with the general assembly 1 12 by December 15, 2007. 1 13 2. The membership of the task force shall consist of the 1 14 following: 1 15 a. One member to be selected by the democratic floor 1 16 leader of the senate. 1 17 b. One member to be selected by the republican floor 1 18 leader of the senate. 1 19 c. One member to be selected by the majority leader of the 1 20 house of representatives. 1 21 d. One member to be selected by the minority leader of the 1 22 house of representatives. 1 23 e. One member of the Iowa judges association. 1 24 f. One member of the Iowa county attorneys association. 1 25 g. One representative of the judicial branch. 1 26 h. One member of the Iowa association of the chiefs of 1 27 police and peace officers. 1 28 i. One member of the Iowa state troopers association. 1 29 j. One member of the Iowa state sheriffs and deputies 1 30 association. 1 31 k. One member of the Iowa association of criminal defense 1 32 lawyers. 1 33 l. The attorney general or the attorney general's 1 34 designee. 1 35 m. One representative of the state public defender's 2 1 office. 2 2 n. One representative of the American civil liberties 2 3 union of Iowa. 2 4 o. One representative of the Iowa justice reform 2 5 consortium. 2 6 p. One representative of the department of corrections. 2 7 q. One representative of the board of parole. 2 8 r. One representative of the Iowa organization of victim 2 9 assistance. 2 10 s. A licensed mental health professional, experienced in 2 11 counseling criminal offenders, representing the Iowa 2 12 psychological association. 2 13 t. A licensed substance abuse professional, experienced in 2 14 counseling criminal offenders, representing the Iowa substance 2 15 abuse program directors' association. 2 16 u. A juvenile court officer or chief juvenile court 2 17 officer, to be selected by the chief juvenile court officers' 2 18 association. 2 19 v. Four persons who have been convicted of a crime in 2 20 Iowa, to be selected by the governor. 2 21 w. Four persons who have been the victim of a crime in 2 22 Iowa, to be selected by the governor. 2 23 3. The organizations or governmental entities selecting a 2 24 member of the task force shall make every effort to ensure 2 25 minorities are appointed to the task force. 2 26 EXPLANATION 2 27 This bill creates a criminal code revisions task force. 2 28 The bill provides that the division of criminal and juvenile 2 29 justice planning of the department of human rights shall 2 30 establish a task force to study and propose revisions to the 2 31 criminal code including establishing greater uniformity and 2 32 proportionality among criminal penalties, clarifying and 2 33 removing conflicting provisions, reorganizing chapters to 2 34 enhance the overall readability of the criminal code, and any 2 35 other proposals the task force deems necessary that are within 3 1 the overall framework of revising the criminal code. 3 2 The task force shall consist of 29 members and the task 3 3 force shall file a report with recommendations with the 3 4 general assembly by December 15, 2007. 3 5 LSB 6034SV 81 3 6 jm:rj/sh/8