HSB 49 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the place of trial for certain criminal offenses.

This bill sets rules for determining where criminal trials are held when the location of the offense is unclear. It requires trials to be held in the victim's county of residence if the crime's location cannot be determined, unless there's no victim, the victim isn't a state resident, or the victim's residence is unknown - then trials move to the defendant's county. For non-human victims (like corporations), trials can occur in any county where the victim has a physical presence. If multiple victims exist, the trial location prioritizes natural persons (people) over other victims. The bill directly affects criminal defendants, victims, and courts handling cases with ambiguous offense locations.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 28, 2025
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Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 28, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 647.
legislature
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0.
lower
Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/30/2025 8:00AM House Lounge.
legislature
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Shipley, Croken and Thomson, C.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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