HF2797 • 2026

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

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Last action: 2026-05-13
Official status: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/13 .
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details about how often or under what circumstances an officer can challenge their placement on a Brady-Giglio list, leaving some uncertainty.

Peace Officer and Public Safety Personnel Rights Act

This act allows peace officers to challenge their placement on a Brady-Giglio list in court, provides for legal fees if they win, and applies retroactively from July 1, 2021.

What This Bill Does

Gives peace officers the right to petition the district court regarding a prosecuting agency’s decision to place an officer on a Brady-Giglio list.
Requires the district court to perform an in camera review of evidence and may hold closed hearings upon request.
Allows the court to affirm, modify, or reverse a prosecuting agency's decision and issue orders for relief, including removal from a Brady-Giglio list.
If an officer wins their case, they can get legal fees, expenses, and costs paid by the state or local government that employs them.

Who It Names or Affects

Peace officers

Terms To Know

Brady-Giglio list: A list of peace officers who may have issues affecting their credibility in court.
In camera review: When a judge looks at evidence privately, without others present.

Limits and Unknowns

The act applies retroactively to placements on Brady-Giglio lists starting July 1, 2021.
It does not specify how often or under what circumstances an officer can challenge their placement on the list.

Bill History

2026-05-13 Iowa Legislature
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/13 .
2026-05-03 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 1016 .
2026-05-03 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 1005 .
2026-05-03 Iowa Legislature
Substituted for SF 2504 . S.J. 1005 .
2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 1152 .
2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, attached to SF 2504 . S.J. 979 .
2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 979 .
2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 1118 .
2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature
Explanations of votes. H.J. 1159 .
2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 85, nays 0. H.J. 1112 .
2026-05-01 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. H.J. 1070 .

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

House

File

2797

-

Enrolled

House

File

2797

AN

ACT

RELATING

TO

THE

PEACE

OFFICER,

PUBLIC

SAFETY,

AND

EMERGENCY

PERSONNEL

BILL

OF

RIGHTS,

AND

PROVIDING

FEES.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

Section

1.

Section

80F.1,

subsection

25,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

25.

An

officer

shall

have

the

right

to

petition

the

district

court,

appeal,

or

intervene

in

an

action

regarding

a

prosecuting

agency’s

decision

to

place

an

officer

on

a

Brady-Giglio

list.

An

officer

placed

on

a

Brady-Giglio

list

by

a

prosecuting

agency,

regardless

of

when

such

placement,

action,

or

decision

occurred,

shall

have

the

rights

afforded

under

this

subsection.

The

district

court

shall

have

jurisdiction

over

the

review

of

the

prosecuting

agency’s

decision.

The

district

court

shall

perform

an

in

camera

review

of

the

evidence

and

may

hold

a

closed

hearing

upon

the

request

of

the

officer

or

prosecuting

agency,

or

upon

the

court’s

own

motion.

The

district

court

may

affirm,

modify,

or

reverse

a

prosecuting

agency’s

decision,

and

issue

orders

or

provide

relief,

including

removal

of

the

officer

from

a

Brady-Giglio

list,

as

justice

may

require.

Evidence

presented

to

the

district

court

shall

be

provided

under

seal

and

kept

confidential

unless

otherwise

provided

by

law

and

ordered

by

the

district

court.

If

the

court

finds

in

favor

of

the

officer

under

this

subsection,

upon

application,

the

court

shall

award

the

officer

equitable

relief,

reasonable

attorney

House

File

2797,

p.

2

fees,

expenses,

and

court

costs.

Any

such

award

shall

be

paid

by

the

state

or

the

municipality

or

county

that

employs

or

is

responsible

for

the

prosecuting

agency.

Sec.

2.

EFFECTIVE

DATE.

This

Act,

being

deemed

of

immediate

importance,

takes

effect

upon

enactment.

Sec.

3.

RETROACTIVE

APPLICABILITY.

This

Act

applies

retroactively

to

the

placement

of

an

officer

on

a

Brady-Giglio

list

and

subsequent

proceedings

and

orders

occurring

on

and

after

July

1,

2021.

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

House

and

is

known

as

House

File

2797,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

MEGHAN

NELSON

Chief

Clerk

of

the

House

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor