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IA SF 401

died on adjournment

A bill for an act relating to the defenses of justification and diminished capacity for certain violent crimes.

Iowa · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did IA SF 401 pass?

No. IA SF 401 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-02-25): Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot.

What is IA SF 401 about?

IA SF 401 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “A bill for an act relating to the defenses of justification and diminished capacity for certain violent crimes.”.

Who sponsors IA SF 401?

TRONE GARRIOTT, DOTZLER, WINCKLER and 6 others are the primary sponsors of IA SF 401.

Introduced
2025-02-20
Latest action
2025-02-25 — Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TRONE GARRIOTTprimary
  • DOTZLERprimary
  • WINCKLERprimary
  • PETERSENprimary
  • STAEDprimary
  • DONAHUEprimary
  • BLAKEprimary
  • CELSIprimary
  • BENNETTprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-02-25

    Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot.

  2. 2025-02-20

    Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 401&ga=91

Attribution

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