HF2059 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to victim’s rights including the definition of victim.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: FETT and BODEN
Last action: 2026-02-16
Official status: Tabled until future meeting.
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to victim’s rights including the definition of victim.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to victim’s rights including the definition of victim.

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Bill History

2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature
Tabled until future meeting.
2026-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/16/2026 12:00PM RM 19.
2026-02-04 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Lawler, Fett and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 205 .
2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 78 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to victim’s rights including the definition of victim.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2059

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2059

BY

FETT

and

BODEN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

victim’s

rights

including

the

definition

of

1

victim.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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91

as/js

H.F.

2059

Section

1.

Section

915.10,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

3.

“Victim”

means

a

person

who

has

suffered

physical,

3

emotional,

or

financial

harm

as

the

result

of

a

public

offense

4

or

a

delinquent

act,

other

than

a

simple

misdemeanor,

committed

5

in

this

state.

“Victim”

also

includes

the

immediate

family

6

members

of

a

victim

who

died

or

was

rendered

incompetent

as

a

7

result

of

the

offense

or

who

was

under

eighteen

years

of

age

8

at

the

time

of

the

offense.

A

first

responder,

including

law

9

enforcement,

fire

personnel,

and

emergency

medical

services

10

personnel,

may

also

be

considered

a

victim

for

purposes

of

11

presenting

a

victim

impact

statement

to

the

court

at

the

time

12

of

sentencing

pursuant

to

section

915.21.

13

EXPLANATION

14

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

15

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

16

This

bill

relates

to

victim’s

rights

including

the

17

definition

of

“victim”.

18

The

bill

provides

that

a

first

responder,

including

law

19

enforcement,

fire

personnel,

and

emergency

medical

services

20

personnel,

may

also

be

considered

a

victim

for

purposes

of

21

presenting

a

victim

impact

statement

to

the

court

at

the

time

22

of

sentencing

pursuant

to

Code

section

915.21.

23

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