Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2248: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the confinement of persons found incompetent to stand trial
Status: In committee, January 30, 2026
An Act relating to the confinement of persons found incompetent to stand trial.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the confinement of persons found incompetent to stand trial.
From the introduced text, January 30, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the confinement of persons found incompetent to stand trial. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5948YH (2) as/js H.F. 2248 Section 1. Section 812.6, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: If the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant poses a danger to the public peace or safety, or that the defendant is otherwise not qualified for pretrial release, or the defendant refuses to cooperate with treatment, the court shall commit the defendant to an appropriate inpatient treatment facility as provided in paragraph "a", or "b", or "c". The defendant shall receive mental health treatment designed to restore the defendant to competency. Sec. 2. Section 812.6, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH. c. (1) A defendant who poses a danger to the public peace or safety and whose competency the court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, is unlikely to be restored due to a cognitive or neurophysiological disability shall be committed as a safekeeper to the department of corrections at the Iowa medical and classification center, or other appropriate treatment facility as designated by the director. Upon such commitment, a rebuttable presumption exists that the commitment …
Sponsors
- Matthew Rinker (R, 99) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 189 .
Subjects: incarceration, competency, trials
Common questions
- What is HF2248?
- HF2248 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the confinement of persons found incompetent to stand trial.
- What does HF2248 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the confinement of persons found incompetent to stand trial.
- What is the status of HF2248?
- In committee as of January 30, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 189 . (January 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2248?
- Matthew Rinker (R, 99).
- Where is the official record for HF2248?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2248&ga=91
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