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Iowa Senate Bill SF396

Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SF396

Caption

A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and provide for Code editor directives.(Formerly SSB 1126.)

Impact

The bill proposes changes that will impact various sections of the Iowa Code, potentially affecting numerous statutes related to family law, business regulations, licensing, and consumer protections. Noteworthy adjustments include provisions for child custody cases, where courts may mandate genetic testing to establish paternity, thereby refining procedural guidelines around family law. This could lead to increased efficiency in relevant legal processes, allowing courts to make determinations based on more accessible scientific methods, thus enhancing the administration of justice.

Summary

Senate File 396, introduced by the Committee on Judiciary, is designed to address statutory corrections within the Iowa Code. The primary goal of the bill appears to be the refinement and updating of legal language to enhance clarity and alleviate ambiguities that may hinder interpretation. By focusing on provisions such as correcting grammar, adjusting comma usage, and ensuring consistency across references, this bill seeks to streamline legal procedures and improve overall comprehension of Iowa's legislative texts. These changes may also involve rectifying outdated definitions and aligning language with current practices.

Contention

However, there may be points of contention surrounding the implications of such corrections particularly regarding privacy and the accessibility of genetic testing results. As the bill facilitates court-ordered testing, concerns regarding the privacy of individuals involved in these proceedings may be raised, coupled with discussions on the ethical implications of genetic data handling. Additionally, businesses and entities regulated under various sections of the Iowa Code may also find the bill's amendments consequential, especially if they change definitions or compliance standards that have previously been interpreted in different ways.

Latest SF396 Activity

Companion Bills

IA HF381

Similar To A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and provide for Code editor directives. (Formerly HSB 115.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

IA HSB115

Related A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and provide for Code editor directives.(See HF 381.)

IA SSB1126

Related A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and provide for Code editor directives.(See SF 396.)

Similar Bills

IA HF381

A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and provide for Code editor directives. (Formerly HSB 115.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

IA HSB115

A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and provide for Code editor directives.(See HF 381.)

IA SSB1126

A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and provide for Code editor directives.(See SF 396.)

CA AB176

Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development: Office of Small Business Advocate: grant programs: taxation: credits: exclusions: sales and use tax.

CA SB176

Budget Act of 2022.

CA AB474

California Public Records Act: conforming revisions.

IA SSB3207

A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by modifying individual and alternate income tax rates, withholding credits, franchise tax deductions, methodologies for determining property taxes, and property tax assessment limitations, changing methods of determining compensation of county officials, making contingent transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, and making corrections, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See SF 2442.)

IA HSB752

A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by modifying individual and alternate income tax rates, withholding credits, franchise tax deductions, methodologies for determining property taxes, and property tax assessment limitations, changing methods of determining compensation of county officials, making contingent transfers from the taxpayer relief fund, and making corrections, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See HF 2705.)