HF2031 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, including fees, expenses, and court costs.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COLLINS
Last action: 2026-01-13
Official status: Subcommittee Meeting: 01/14/2026 12:15PM RM 304 (Cancelled).
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, including fees, expenses, and court costs.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, including fees, expenses, and court costs.

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Bill History

2026-01-13 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/14/2026 12:15PM RM 304 (Cancelled).
2026-01-13 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Gustoff, Gjerde and Hermanson. H.J. 70 .
2026-01-13 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 45 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, including fees, expenses, and court costs.

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House

File

2031

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2031

BY

COLLINS

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

peace

officer,

public

safety,

and

1

emergency

personnel

bill

of

rights,

including

fees,

2

expenses,

and

court

costs.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

2031

Section

1.

Section

80F.1,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

26.

If

the

district

court

finds

in

favor

3

of

the

officer

in

an

action

brought

under

subsection

25,

4

upon

application,

the

district

court

shall

award

the

officer

5

equitable

relief,

reasonable

attorney

fees,

expenses,

and

court

6

costs,

which

shall

be

paid

by

the

prosecuting

agency.

This

7

subsection

applies

retroactively

to

district

court

rulings

8

issued

on

or

after

July

1,

2021.

9

EXPLANATION

10

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

11

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

12

This

bill

relates

to

the

peace

officer,

public

safety,

and

13

emergency

personnel

bill

of

rights,

including

fees,

expenses,

14

and

court

costs.

15

The

bill

provides

that

when

an

officer

who

has

appealed

the

16

officer’s

placement

on

a

Brady-Giglio

list

to

the

district

17

court,

and

the

district

court

finds

in

favor

of

the

officer

and

18

orders

the

officer’s

name

removed

from

the

Brady-Giglio

list,

19

then,

upon

application,

the

district

court

shall

award

the

20

officer

equitable

relief,

reasonable

attorney

fees,

expenses,

21

and

court

costs,

which

shall

be

paid

by

the

prosecuting

agency.

22

The

bill

applies

retroactively

to

district

court

rulings

23

issued

on

or

after

July

1,

2021.

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