House File 2436 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HF 2227) Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the preparation of a correctional impact 2 statement and the impact of certain legislation on minorities. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5420HV 82 5 jm/nh/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 2.56, subsection 1, Code 2007, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. Prior to debate on the floor of a chamber of the 1 4 general assembly, a correctional impact statement shall be 1 5 attached to any bill, joint resolution, or amendment which 1 6 proposes a change in the law which creates a public offense, 1 7 significantly changes an existing public offense or the 1 8 penalty for an existing offense, or changes existing 1 9 sentencing, parole, or probation procedures. The statement 1 10 shall include information concerning the estimated number of 1 11 criminal cases per year that the legislation will impact, the 1 12 fiscal impact of confining persons pursuant to the 1 13 legislation, the impact of the legislation on minorities, the 1 14 impact of the legislation upon existing correctional 1 15 institutions, community=based correctional facilities and 1 16 services, and jails, the likelihood that the legislation may 1 17 create a need for additional prison capacity, and other 1 18 relevant matters. The statement shall be factual and shall, 1 19 if possible, provide a reasonable estimate of both the 1 20 immediate effect and the long=range impact upon prison 1 21 capacity. 1 22 Sec. 2. Section 2.56, Code 2007, is amended by adding the 1 23 following new subsection: 1 24 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. The legislative services agency in 1 25 cooperation with the division of criminal and juvenile justice 1 26 planning of the department of human rights shall develop a 1 27 protocol for analyzing the impact of the legislation on 1 28 minorities. 1 29 EXPLANATION 1 30 This bill relates to the preparation of a correctional 1 31 impact statement and the impact of certain legislation on 1 32 minorities. 1 33 The bill provides that if a correctional impact statement 1 34 is attached to a bill, the correctional impact statement shall 1 35 include the impact of such legislation on minorities. The 2 1 bill also provides that the legislative services agency in 2 2 cooperation with the division of criminal and juvenile justice 2 3 planning of the department of human rights shall develop a 2 4 protocol for analyzing the impact of the legislation on 2 5 minorities. 2 6 LSB 5420HV 82 2 7 jm/nh/14