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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate Appropriations Committee Proposes Justice System Budget Allocating Funds for Corrections, Public Safety, and Legal Services
Last action · May 2, 2026: Withdrawn. S.J. 990 .
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate File 2481 establishes 2026-2027 appropriations from the state general fund and other designated funds to Iowa justice, corrections, and public safety agencies. The measure outlines specific operational funding levels, staffing limits, and reporting requirements for state departments including justice, corrections, and public safety.
The measure determines operational funding levels and staffing authorizations for state correctional facilities, law enforcement agencies, and legal defense programs for the upcoming , impacting state resource distribution across the justice system.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Department of Justice
Receives general fund appropriations for the attorney general's office, victim assistance grants, cybersecurity, and legal services.
Department of Corrections
Receives operational funding for state penal institutions, administrative support, educational programs, and judicial district departments.
Department of Public Safety
Receives appropriations for state patrol, criminal investigation, narcotics enforcement, fire marshals, and gaming enforcement.
Key Facts
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This bill did not become law - Withdrawn.
Procedural history
13 actions- May 2, 2026SenateWithdrawn. S.J. 990 .
- May 2, 2026SenateHF 2770 substituted. S.J. 989 .
- May 2, 2026SenateFloorAmendment S-5247 adopted. S.J. 989 .
- May 2, 2026SenateAttached to HF 2770 . S.J. 985 .
- May 1, 2026SenateAmendment S-5247 filed. S.J. 961 .
- Apr 9, 2026SenateNOBA: Senate Full Approps
Show 7 earlier actions
- Apr 9, 2026SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 768 .
- Apr 9, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. S.J. 765 .
- Apr 8, 2026Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2481 .
- Apr 1, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Mar 31, 2026SenateSubcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2026 11:00AM Senate Lounge.
- Mar 11, 2026Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Knox, and Reichman.
- Mar 11, 2026Iowa LegislatureIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Appropriations.
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz30Current news / social attention level
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