Senate approves bill making changes to bail scheduling, pretrial releases

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 627

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Iowa Senate approved a piece of House Republicans’ “tough on crime” agenda Tuesday, passing a measure setting restrictions on bail scheduling and pretrial releases.

The Senate initially passed Senate File 2399 unanimously in February, at that time as a bill setting pretrial bond amounts for Class A and forcible felonies. But the House voted to amend the measure before sending it back in March, substituting the bill with language from House …

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