SF 409 (LSB 2604XS (2) 91)

SENATE FILE 409

BY  KOELKER

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the recording and redistribution of board of parole interview proceedings, and providing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 906.5, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Not less than twenty days prior to conducting a hearing at which the board will interview the person, the board shall notify the department of corrections of the scheduling of the interview, and the department shall make the person available to the board at the person’s institutional residence as scheduled in the notice. However, if health, safety, or security conditions require moving the person to another institution or facility prior to the scheduled interview, the department of corrections shall so notify the board.  If the interview is conducted electronically, recording of the proceedings by any party is prohibited, and redistribution or posting of such recordings on the internet or through any other medium is prohibited. A violation of this paragraph constitutes a serious misdemeanor.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the recording and redistribution of board of parole interview proceedings.
   The bill provides that if a board of parole interview is conducted electronically, recording of the proceedings by any party is prohibited, and redistribution or posting of such recordings on the internet or through any other medium is prohibited. A violation of this provision constitutes a serious misdemeanor. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560.