Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF320: A BILL FOR An Act creating a capital murder offense by establishing the penalty of death for murder in the first degree of a peace officer on duty, and including effective date and applicability provisions
Status: In committee, March 3, 2025
An Act creating a capital murder offense by establishing the penalty of death for murder in the first degree of a peace officer on duty, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act creating a capital murder offense by establishing the penalty of death for murder in the first degree of a peace officer on duty, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
From the introduced text, February 17, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act creating a capital murder offense by establishing the penalty of death for murder in the first degree of a peace officer on duty, and including effective date and applicability provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1709XS (4) as/js S.F. Section 1. Section 13.2, subsection 1, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH. 0c. Prosecute and defend all actions and proceedings involving capital murder as defined in section 902.15 when, in the attorney general's judgment, the interest of the state requires the attorney general to intervene on behalf of the county attorney, or upon request by the county attorney. Sec. 2. Section 13B.4, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 6A. The state public defender shall perform all of the following duties with respect to the appointment of counsel for indigent persons in cases in which a sentence of death may be or is to be imposed: a. Provide or contract with attorneys for appointment as lead counsel and cocounsel to provide legal services in cases in which a person is charged with capital murder under section 902.15, and the state has given notice of intent to seek the death penalty or in cases in which a sentence …
Sponsors
- Dennis Guth (R, 28) · primary sponsor
- Scott Webster (R, 47)
- Dave Rowley (R, 5)
- Lynn Evans (R, 3)
- Cherielynn Westrich (R, 13)
- Mark Lofgren (R, 48)
- Mark Costello (R, 8)
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/26/2025 4:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- : Subcommittee reassigned: Webster, Rowley, and Weiner. S.J. 341 .
- : Subcommittee: Webster, Bisignano, and Rowley. S.J. 326 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 277 .
Subjects: Mass Casualty Prevention Act, sentencing, mental health, law enforcement officers, attorneys, defendants, death penalty, felonies
Common questions
- What is SF320?
- SF320 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act creating a capital murder offense by establishing the penalty of death for murder in the first degree of a peace officer on duty, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
- What does SF320 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act creating a capital murder offense by establishing the penalty of death for murder in the first degree of a peace officer on duty, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
- What is the status of SF320?
- In committee as of March 3, 2025. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. (March 3, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF320?
- Dennis Guth (R, 28), with 6 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF320?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0320&ga=91
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