House
File
631
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
631
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
PUBLIC
SAFETY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
188)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
rights
of
peace
officers
and
public
1
safety
and
emergency
personnel,
Brady-Giglio
list
policy,
2
and
confidential
information,
and
including
effective
date
3
provisions.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
80F.1,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
“Brady-Giglio
list”
means
a
list
compiled
by
a
3
prosecuting
agency
containing
the
names
and
details
of
officers
4
who
have
sustained
incidents
of
untruthfulness,
criminal
5
convictions,
candor
issues,
or
some
other
type
of
issue
which
6
places
the
officer’s
credibility
into
question.
This
paragraph
7
is
repealed
July
1,
2023.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
80F.1,
subsection
24,
Code
2023,
is
amended
9
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
10
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
0f.
A
prosecuting
agency
shall
keep
11
confidential
and
shall
not
release
to
the
public
an
officer’s
12
personnel
file,
medical
records,
or
any
statement,
recording,
13
transcript,
or
complaint
protected
under
subsection
20,
to
14
the
public.
Nothing
in
this
paragraph
shall
be
construed
to
15
prohibit
the
release
of
records
to
the
officer
or
the
officer’s
16
legal
counsel
as
required
under
this
section
upon
the
request
17
of
the
officer
or
the
officer’s
legal
counsel
or
as
otherwise
18
provided
by
law
or
court
order.
19
Sec.
3.
Section
80F.1,
subsection
24,
paragraph
i,
Code
20
2023,
is
amended
by
striking
the
paragraph.
21
Sec.
4.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
22
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
the
rights
of
peace
officers
and
public
27
safety
and
emergency
personnel,
Brady-Giglio
list
policy,
and
28
confidential
information.
29
Current
law
provides
that
the
definition
of
“Brady-Giglio
30
list”
and
Code
section
80F.1(24)
concerning
the
policies
31
and
procedures
to
be
followed
by
a
prosecuting
agency
that
32
maintains
a
Brady-Giglio
list
shall
be
repealed
on
July
1,
33
2023.
The
bill
removes
the
repeal
provisions
in
the
Code
34
section.
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The
bill
provides
that
a
prosecuting
agency
shall
keep
1
confidential
and
shall
not
release
to
the
public
an
officer’s
2
personnel
file,
medical
records,
or
any
statement,
recording,
3
transcript,
or
complaint
to
the
public.
This
shall
not
be
4
construed
to
prohibit
the
release
of
records
to
the
officer
or
5
the
officer’s
legal
counsel
upon
the
request
of
the
officer
or
6
the
officer’s
legal
counsel,
or
as
otherwise
provided
by
law
7
or
court
order.
8
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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