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IA SF2079
Bill
Status
1/21/2026
Primary Sponsor
Dennis Guth
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AI Summary
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Raises the age threshold for parole eligibility provisions from 18 to 21 years old for defendants convicted of class "A" felonies, including first-degree murder
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Defendants under 21 convicted of first-degree murder may receive: life without parole (unless the governor commutes the sentence), life with parole eligibility after a court-determined minimum term, or life with parole eligibility
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Defendants under 21 convicted of other class "A" felonies (excluding first-degree murder) may receive: life with parole after a court-determined minimum term, or life with parole eligibility
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Amends Iowa Code Section 902.1 subsections 2 and 3 to implement the age change from eighteen to twenty-one
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to parole eligibility for a person under the age of twenty-one convicted of a class "A" felony and making penalties applicable.
Last Action
Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. S.J. 148.
1/27/2026