Iowa 2021-2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HF 821 — A bill for an act creating a civil action relating to harassment by the reporting of false information to law enforcement authority. (Formerly HF 421.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

Last action — Signed by Governor.

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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced March 11, 2021. Enacted.

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O f f i c e o f t h e G o v e r n o r A d a m G r e g g K i m R e y n o l d s G O V E R N O R L T G O V E R N O R May 10,2021 The Honorable Paul Pate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa 50319 DearMr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:
House File 821 - Enrolled House File 821 AN ACT CREATING A CIVIL ACTION RELATING TO HARASSMENT BY THE REPORTING OF FALSE INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
HouseFile821,anActcreatingac vilactionrelatingtoharassmentbythereportingoffalse informationtolawenforcementauthority.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
TheaboveHouseFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.
Sincerely, KimReynolds^ j Governor of Iowa cc:
SecretaryoftheSenate Clerk of the House STATE CAPITOL DES MOINES,I O W A 50319 515.281.5211 FAX 515.725.352WWW.GOVERNOR.IOWA.GOV PRgEANPiEXfttt^ pir.HT rnsj] G E N E R A L A S S E M B I A i!SI9l!il inilIH!HI]lIl I !l!njilI!Ilil Ilini!|!MSi:UI!ltilf[!l!tl£ISI!li!IE!l!l!>!l)»I ilEIil!l!l !IlinBlil H o u s e F i l e 8 2 1 A N A C T C R E A T I N G A C I V I L A C T I O N R E L A T I N G T O H A R A S S M E N T B Y T H E R E P O R T I N G O P F A L S E I N F O R M A T I O N T O L A W E N F O R C E M E N T A U T H O R I T Y .
B E I T E N A C T E D B Y T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A :
Section 708.7# Code 2021# is amended by adding the following new subsection:
Section 708.7, Code 2021, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION.
NEW SUBSECTION .
A person injured by a violation of section 1# paragraph subparagraph (4)# may bring a civil action against the person whose conduct violated section 1# paragsaph "^a", subparagraph (4).
A person injured by a violation of section 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4), may bring a civil action against the person whose conduct violated section 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (4).
P A T G R A S S L E Y K E C H A P M A N Speaker of House P r e s i d e n t o f t h e S e n a t e I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 821# Eighty-ninth General Assembly.
______________________________ ______________________________ PAT GRASSLEY JAKE CHAPMAN Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 821, Eighty-ninth General Assembly.
ME(^AN NELSON C h i e f C l e r k o f t h e H o u s e Approved K I MR E Y N O LD S Q G o v e r n o r
______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2021 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.

  3. Message from Senate.

  4. Immediate message.

  5. Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0.

  6. Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  7. Committee report, recommending passage.

  8. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  9. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/30/2021 10:00AM 217 Conference Room.

  10. Subcommittee: J. Taylor, Kinney, and Sinclair.

  11. Read first time, referred to Judiciary.

  12. Message from House.

  13. Immediate message.

  14. Passed House, yeas 96, nays none.

  15. Introduced, placed on calendar.

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public-safety civil-rights
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