Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2037: A BILL FOR An Act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole
Status: In committee, February 12, 2026
An Act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole.
From the introduced text, January 14, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5054YH (5) as/js H.F. 2037 Section 1. Section 804.21, subsection 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 1. A person arrested in obedience to a warrant shall be taken without unnecessary delay before the nearest or most accessible magistrate. The officer shall at the same time deliver to the magistrate the warrant with the officer's return endorsed on it and subscribed by the officer with the officer's official title. However, this section, and sections 804.22 and 804.23, do not preclude the release of an arrested person within the period of time the person would otherwise remain incarcerated while waiting to be taken before a magistrate if the release is pursuant to pretrial release guidelines or a bond schedule promulgated by the judicial council, unless the person is charged with manufacture, delivery, possession with intent to manufacture or deliver, or distribution of methamphetamine, or unless the person is charged with a felony and is at the time of the arrest on probation or parole, in lieu of or as a result of a sentence of incarceration imposed upon conviction of a felony, …
Sponsors
- Taylor Collins (R, 95) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 12:30PM RM 103.
- : Subcommittee: Lawler, Srinivas and Watkins. H.J. 205 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 75 .
Subjects: probation, parole, felonies, magistrates, arrest and appearance
Common questions
- What is HF2037?
- HF2037 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole.
- What does HF2037 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole.
- What is the status of HF2037?
- In committee as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2037?
- Taylor Collins (R, 95).
- Where is the official record for HF2037?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2037&ga=91
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