Senate
File
2234
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2234
BY
BENNETT
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
providing
for
a
study
committee
to
determine
the
costs
1
to
the
state,
individuals,
and
families
associated
with
the
2
enforcement
of
marijuana
laws.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
SAFETY
——
STUDY
OF
COSTS
1
ASSOCIATED
WITH
THE
ENFORCEMENT
OF
MARIJUANA
LAWS.
2
1.
The
department
of
public
safety,
in
conjunction
with
3
the
department
of
corrections
and
the
department
of
health
and
4
human
services,
shall
convene
a
study
committee
to
determine
5
the
costs
to
the
state,
individuals,
and
families
associated
6
with
the
enforcement
of
marijuana
laws.
The
study
committee
7
shall
be
made
up
of
at
least
one
stakeholder
from
each
8
department.
Other
stakeholders
shall
include
a
representative
9
of
the
court
system,
a
juvenile
court
judge,
a
member
from
the
10
state
public
defender’s
office,
and
a
representative
from
the
11
attorney
general’s
office.
12
2.
The
study
committee
shall
consider
the
costs
to
the
13
criminal
justice
system,
from
policing
through
corrections,
14
for
the
arrest,
prosecution,
sentencing,
and
incarceration
15
of
marijuana
users,
dealers,
and
others
involved
in
the
drug
16
infrastructure;
the
financial
effect
on
individuals
with
17
convictions
for
marijuana
offenses;
and
the
financial
costs
to
18
families
impacted
by
the
enforcement
of
marijuana
laws.
The
19
study
committee
shall
submit
a
report
detailing
its
findings
20
and
making
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
general
21
assembly
by
December
15,
2024.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
bill
provides
for
a
study
committee
to
determine
the
26
costs
to
the
state,
individuals,
and
families
associated
with
27
the
enforcement
of
marijuana
laws.
28
The
bill
directs
the
department
of
public
safety,
in
29
conjunction
with
the
department
of
corrections
and
the
30
department
of
health
and
human
services,
to
convene
a
study
31
committee
to
determine
the
costs
to
the
state,
individuals,
32
and
families
associated
with
the
enforcement
of
marijuana
33
laws.
The
study
committee
shall
be
made
up
of
at
least
one
34
stakeholder
from
each
department.
Other
stakeholders
shall
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include
a
representative
of
the
court
system,
a
juvenile
court
1
judge,
a
member
from
the
state
public
defender’s
office,
and
a
2
representative
from
the
attorney
general’s
office.
3
The
bill
directs
the
study
committee
to
consider
the
costs
to
4
the
criminal
justice
system,
from
policing
through
corrections,
5
for
the
arrest,
prosecution,
sentencing,
and
incarceration
6
of
marijuana
users,
dealers,
and
others
involved
in
the
drug
7
infrastructure;
the
financial
effect
on
individuals
with
8
convictions
for
marijuana
offenses;
and
the
financial
costs
to
9
families
impacted
by
the
enforcement
of
marijuana
laws.
The
10
study
committee
shall
submit
a
report
detailing
its
findings
11
and
making
recommendations
to
the
governor
and
the
general
12
assembly
by
December
15,
2024.
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