Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HF 440 — A bill for an act relating to the crime of the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device, including the unauthorized placement of a global positioning device committed against a person under eighteen years of age, and providing penalties.

Last action — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 627.

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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 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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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The bill changes penalties for unauthorized placement of global positioning devices, increasing the severity for offenses involving minors.

  • Section 708.11A

    A person commits a violation of this section commits a serious misdemeanor for a first offense, and an aggravated misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense. → A person who commits a violation of this section commits a serious misdemeanor for a first offense, and an aggravated misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense.

    The first offense is a serious misdemeanor, while a second offense becomes an aggravated misdemeanor.

  • Section 708.11A

    commits an aggravated misdemeanor for a first offense, and a class “D” felony for a second or subsequent offense. → commits an aggravated misdemeanor for a first offense, and a class “D” felony for a second or subsequent offense.

    For violations involving a victim under eighteen years of age, penalties are more severe, escalating from aggravated misdemeanor for the first offense to a class ‘D’ felony for subsequent offenses.

  • Section 708.11A

    This subsection shall not apply if the person is a parent or guardian of the other person.

    Parents or guardians are exempt from heightened penalties for unauthorized placement of a GPS device on their children.

  • Section 708.11A

    Each individual act constituting a violation of this section shall be considered a separate and distinct offense.

    Each unauthorized placement is treated as a separate offense, potentially increasing cumulative penalties.

Action History

  1. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 627.

  2. Committee report, recommending passage.

  3. Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

  4. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/01/2023 12:00PM House Lounge 2.

  5. Subcommittee: Fisher, Henderson and Meyer, B.

  6. Introduced, referred to Public Safety.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

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Not signed on (149)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HF 440?
HF 440 is sponsored by Sean Bagniewski (Democrat).
What is the current status of HF 440?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
Where can I track HF 440?
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