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IA HSB201
SB
Status
2/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Public Safety
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AI Summary
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Requires investigating agencies to provide officers or their legal counsel with written complaints, witness statements, and complete investigative reports at no charge upon written request at the conclusion of an administrative investigation
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Grants officers placed on Brady-Giglio lists (regardless of when placement occurred) the right to petition district court, appeal, or intervene, with courts authorized to affirm, modify, or reverse prosecuting agency decisions
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Prohibits county attorneys from representing or advising counties, civil service commissions, or sheriffs in matters involving the same facts from which an officer was placed on a Brady-Giglio list, unless the officer provides written informed consent
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Extends civil service disciplinary appeal provisions to part-time deputy sheriffs and grants district court jurisdiction over all actions under Chapter 80F, with appeals to the Iowa Supreme Court
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Expands confidentiality protections for peer support counselors and individuals present during crisis interventions, prohibiting disclosure of confidential communications including in testimony
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to administrative investigations under the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, civil service disciplinary hearings and appeals, and communications in professional confidence, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 921.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 921.
3/12/2025