Iowa 2019-2020 Regular Session Status: Passed House

HF 2503 — A bill for an act relating to the defense of justification for violent crimes. (Formerly HSB 693.)

Last action — Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

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House File 2503 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2503 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 693) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the defense of justification for certain homicide offenses.
House File 2503 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 2503 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 693) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 5, 2020) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the defense of justification for violent crimes.
TLSB 5929HV (1) 88 hf/rh H.F.
HF 2503 (2) 88 hf/rh/md H.F.
The defense of justification is not available to a person who is the subject of a nonviolent sexual advance who causes the death of another person pursuant to section 707.2, 707.3, 707.4, or 707.5, solely as the result of that sexual advance or solely as the result of the person’s discovery of, knowledge about, or potential disclosure of the victim’s sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
The defense of justification is not available to a person who is the subject of a nonviolent sexual advance who commits a violent crime, as defined in section 915.10, upon another person as the result of that sexual advance or solely as the result of the person’s discovery of, knowledge about, or potential disclosure of the victim’s sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
HF 2503 (2) 88 -1- hf/rh/md 1/1
This bill specifies that a defense of justification is not available when a person who is the subject of a nonviolent sexual advance causes the death of another person, solely as a response to that sexual advance or solely as a result of the person’s discovery of, knowledge about, or potential disclosure of the victim’s sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
LSB 5929HV (1) 88 -1- hf/rh 1/1
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Action History

  1. Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

  2. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2020 11:00AM RM 315.

  3. Subcommittee: Nunn, Kinney, and Zaun.

  4. Explanation of vote.

  5. Explanation of vote.

  6. Read first time, referred to Judiciary.

  7. Message from House.

  8. Immediate message.

  9. Passed House, yeas 95, nays none.

  10. Amendment H-8081 adopted.

  11. Amendment H-8081 filed.

  12. Introduced, placed on calendar.

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This bill died with 2019-2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed House” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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