SF 644 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing for properly related matters including indigent defense and representation, the corrections capital reinvestment fund, and a corrections federal receipts fund, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.

SF 644 is a funding bill that allocates state money to key parts of the justice system. It directly provides resources for legal representation for people who cannot afford an attorney (indigent defense), funds for rebuilding or improving correctional facilities (corrections capital reinvestment), and manages federal funds received by the corrections system (corrections federal receipts fund). The bill specifies how these funds are to be used and when the funding takes effect. It was signed into law by the Governor on June 11, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 30, 2025 Signed Jun 11, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled with Governor's Action Reprinted Marked Up · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reprinted in a marked-up format after being signed by the Governor, changing the layout from a plain text list to a formal letter from the Governor to the Secretary of State. The substantive legislative content, including funding amounts, departmental allocations, and fiscal year dates, remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The document format changed from a plain text list to a formal letter transmittal from Governor Kim Reynolds to the Secretary of State, with the bill text now appearing as a standard enacted statute.

A formal letter header and signature block were added, indicating the bill was approved and transmitted to the Secretary of State for filing.

The plain text list format and individual line-by-line markup indicators were removed in favor of a continuous, professionally typeset bill text.

Floor votes · Senate May 13, 2025 · House May 14, 2025

How they voted

3413
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
May 13, 2025
D Democratic16
13 Nay 3
81% Nay
R Republican35
34 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
22
Key actions
5
Committee
1
Amendments
4
Jun 11, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
May 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 60, nays 27.
lower
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1348 filed, withdrawn.
lower
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1341 filed.
lower
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 13.
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amendment S-3155 adopted.
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3155 filed.
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, approving bill.
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.