Iowa · Bill 320 · 91st General Assembly

A bill for an act creating a capital murder offense by establishing the penalty of death for murder in the first degree of a peace officer on duty…

SF 320 Sponsored by Dennis Guth Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 17, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 17, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

A bill for an act creating a capital murder offense by establishing the penalty of death for murder in the first degree of a peace officer on duty, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

Every action

5 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 277. · Senate Judiciary
  2. CommitteeSubcommittee: Webster, Bisignano, and Rowley. S.J. 326. · Senate Judiciary
  3. CommitteeSubcommittee reassigned: Webster, Rowley, and Weiner. S.J. 341. · Senate Judiciary
  4. CommitteeSubcommittee Meeting: 02/26/2025 4:30PM Room 217 Conference Room. · Senate Judiciary
  5. CommitteeSubcommittee recommends amendment and passage. · Senate Judiciary

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 6 cosponsors: 6 Republicans.

All 6 cosponsors

From Iowa's official records (www.legis.iowa.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.