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A bill for an act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole.

A bill for an act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole.

Crime
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
LOFGREN
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
Placed on calendar.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole.

A bill for an act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-27 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar.

  2. 2026-01-27 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 152 .

  3. 2026-01-20 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  4. 2026-01-14 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 01/20/2026 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.

  5. 2026-01-13 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Lofgren, Knox, and Westrich. S.J. 67 .

  6. 2026-01-12 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 38 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act requiring an initial appearance before a magistrate on new felony charges by a person on felony probation or parole.

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2020

-

Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2020

BY

LOFGREN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

requiring

an

initial

appearance

before

a

magistrate

1

on

new

felony

charges

by

a

person

on

felony

probation

or

2

parole.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

804.21,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

1.

A

person

arrested

in

obedience

to

a

warrant

shall

be

3

taken

without

unnecessary

delay

before

the

nearest

or

most

4

accessible

magistrate.

The

officer

shall

at

the

same

time

5

deliver

to

the

magistrate

the

warrant

with

the

officer’s

return

6

endorsed

on

it

and

subscribed

by

the

officer

with

the

officer’s

7

official

title.

However,

this

section

,

and

sections

804.22

8

and

804.23

,

do

not

preclude

the

release

of

an

arrested

person

9

within

the

period

of

time

the

person

would

otherwise

remain

10

incarcerated

while

waiting

to

be

taken

before

a

magistrate

11

if

the

release

is

pursuant

to

pretrial

release

guidelines

or

12

a

bond

schedule

promulgated

by

the

judicial

council,

unless

13

the

person

is

charged

with

manufacture,

delivery,

possession

14

with

intent

to

manufacture

or

deliver,

or

distribution

of

15

methamphetamine

,

or

unless

the

person

is

charged

with

a

felony

16

and

is

at

the

time

of

the

arrest

on

probation

or

parole,

in

17

lieu

of

or

as

a

result

of

a

sentence

of

incarceration

imposed

18

upon

conviction

of

a

felony,

and

subject

to

supervision

by

the

19

district

department

of

correctional

services

.

If,

however,

a

20

person

is

released

pursuant

to

pretrial

release

guidelines,

a

21

magistrate

must,

within

twenty-four

hours

of

the

release,

or

as

22

soon

as

practicable

on

the

next

subsequent

working

day

of

the

23

court,

either

approve

in

writing

of

the

release,

or

disapprove

24

of

the

release

and

issue

a

warrant

for

the

person’s

arrest.

25

Sec.

2.

Section

804.22,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

26

to

read

as

follows:

27

2.

This

section

and

the

rules

of

criminal

procedure

do

28

not

affect

the

provisions

of

chapter

805

authorizing

the

29

release

of

a

person

on

citation

or

bail

prior

to

initial

30

appearance,

unless

the

person

is

charged

with

manufacture,

31

delivery,

possession

with

intent

to

manufacture

or

deliver,

32

or

distribution

of

methamphetamine

,

or

unless

the

person

is

33

charged

with

a

felony

and

is

at

the

time

of

the

arrest

on

34

probation

or

parole,

in

lieu

of

or

as

a

result

of

a

sentence

of

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incarceration

imposed

upon

conviction

of

a

felony,

and

subject

1

to

supervision

by

the

district

department

of

correctional

2

services

.

The

initial

appearance

of

a

person

so

released

shall

3

be

scheduled

for

a

time

not

more

than

thirty

days

after

the

4

date

of

release.

5

EXPLANATION

6

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

7

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

8

This

bill

requires

an

initial

appearance

before

a

magistrate

9

on

new

felony

charges

by

a

person

on

felony

probation

or

10

parole.

11

Current

law

allows

a

person

arrested

with

or

without

a

12

warrant

to

be

released

within

the

period

of

time

the

person

13

would

otherwise

remain

incarcerated

while

waiting

to

be

14

taken

before

a

magistrate

if

the

release

is

pursuant

to

15

pretrial

release

guidelines

or

a

bond

schedule

promulgated

16

by

the

judicial

council,

unless

the

person

is

charged

with

17

manufacture,

delivery,

possession

with

intent

to

manufacture

or

18

deliver,

or

distribution

of

methamphetamine.

19

The

bill

requires

a

person

arrested

with

or

without

a

warrant

20

and

charged

with

a

felony

who

is

at

the

time

of

the

arrest

on

21

probation

or

parole,

in

lieu

of

or

as

a

result

of

a

sentence

of

22

incarceration

imposed

upon

conviction

of

a

felony,

and

subject

23

to

supervision

by

the

district

department

of

correctional

24

services

to

have

an

initial

appearance

before

a

magistrate

25

prior

to

release

pursuant

to

pretrial

release

guidelines

or

a

26

bond

schedule

promulgated

by

the

judicial

council.

27

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