HF138 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the Iowa rules of criminal procedure including the right to a speedy trial.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: RINKER
Last action: 2025-01-30
Official status: Subcommittee recommends passage.
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the Iowa rules of criminal procedure including the right to a speedy trial.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the Iowa rules of criminal procedure including the right to a speedy trial.

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Bill History

2025-01-30 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2025-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/30/2025 12:15PM House Lounge.
2025-01-29 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Gustoff, Dunwell and Olson. H.J. 140 .
2025-01-27 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 129 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the Iowa rules of criminal procedure including the right to a speedy trial.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

138

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

138

BY

RINKER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

Iowa

rules

of

criminal

procedure

1

including

the

right

to

a

speedy

trial.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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138

Section

1.

SUPREME

COURT

——

RULES

OF

CRIMINAL

PROCEDURE

1

REVISIONS.

The

supreme

court

shall

revise

rules

of

criminal

2

procedure

2.33(2)

and

2.33(3)

to

provide

that

a

defendant

must

3

be

brought

to

trial

within

one

hundred

twenty

days

after

an

4

indictment

is

found

or

after

a

change

in

venue

is

granted

by

5

the

court.

The

revised

rules

of

criminal

procedure

shall

be

6

submitted

for

legislative

council

review

no

later

than

October

7

14,

2025.

8

Sec.

2.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

9

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

10

EXPLANATION

11

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

12

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

13

This

bill

relates

to

the

Iowa

rules

of

criminal

procedure

14

including

the

right

to

a

speedy

trial.

15

The

bill

directs

the

supreme

court

to

revise

the

rules

of

16

criminal

procedure

to

provide

that

a

defendant

must

be

brought

17

to

trial

within

120

days

after

an

indictment

is

found

or

after

18

a

change

in

venue

is

granted

by

the

court.

Current

rules

19

require

that

a

defendant

must

be

brought

to

trial

within

90

20

days

after

an

indictment

is

found

or

after

a

change

in

venue

21

is

granted

by

the

court.

The

bill

requires

the

revised

rules

22

to

be

submitted

to

the

legislative

council

for

review

no

later

23

than

October

14,

2025.

24

The

bill

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

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