HF 946 (LSB 2679HV (2) 91)

HOUSE FILE 946

BY  COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 285)

(As Amended and Passed by the House 2025-03-26)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the enforcement of immigration laws, and providing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  NEW SECTION.  27A.12  Failure to comply.
   1.  Any law enforcement officer, including an elected sheriff, who knowingly and intentionally fails to comply with the requirements of this chapter shall be subject to investigation by the attorney general as provided in section 27A.8.
   2.  A law enforcement officer subject to investigation under subsection 1 shall be given the opportunity to comply with the requirements of this chapter. Upon a determination by the attorney general that a complaint submitted pursuant to subsection 1 alleging a violation of this section is valid, a law enforcement officer refusing to comply with the requirements of this chapter may have the officer’s case referred to the Iowa law enforcement academy council, pursuant to section 80B.13A, with a recommendation for revocation of the officer’s certification.