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IA SF2398

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/19/2026

Primary Sponsor

Liz Bennett

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Creates new Iowa Code section 704A.1 restricting the use of justification as a legal defense for violent crimes
  • Prohibits defendants from claiming justification when they commit a violent crime in response to a nonviolent sexual advance
  • Bars the justification defense when violence results solely from discovering, learning about, or potentially disclosing a victim's sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity
  • Violent crimes are defined by reference to section 915.10 of the Iowa Code
  • Sponsored by Senators Bennett, Wahls, and Weiner

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to the defense of justification for violent crimes.

Last Action

Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. S.J. 331.

2/19/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/19/2026

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