IowaHF 279791st General Assembly (2025–2026)House

A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, and providing fees. (Formerly HSB 770.) Effective date: 06/02/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2021.

Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Officers gain court review and legal costs

Peace officers placed on a prosecutor’s Brady-Giglio list can petition district court, appeal, or join a case challenging that decision. The court can uphold, change, or reverse the decision and order relief, including removal from the list. The court must review evidence privately. It can hold a closed hearing at the officer’s or prosecutor’s request, or on its own. Evidence must be filed under seal and kept confidential unless disclosure is allowed by law and ordered by the court. When the court rules for an officer who applies, it must award relief, reasonable lawyer fees, expenses, and court costs. The state or the city or county that employs or is responsible for the prosecuting agency pays the award. The law took effect June 2, 2026. It covers list placements and later proceedings and orders occurring on or after July 1, 2021.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

    Affiliation unavailable

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 129 • No: 0

Senate vote • 5/3/2026

Passed Senate

Yes: 44 • No: 0

House vote • 5/2/2026

Passed House

Yes: 85 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor.

    6/2/2026House
  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

    5/13/2026House
  3. Immediate message.

    5/3/2026Senate
  4. Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.

    5/3/2026Senate
  5. Substituted for SF 2504.

    5/3/2026Senate
  6. Message from Senate.

    5/2/2026House
  7. Read first time, attached to SF 2504.

    5/2/2026Senate
  8. Message from House.

    5/2/2026Senate
  9. Immediate message.

    5/2/2026House
  10. Explanations of votes.

    5/2/2026House
  11. Passed House, yeas 85, nays 0.

    5/2/2026House
  12. Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar.

    5/1/2026House

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