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This bill relates to sentencing of public employees and public officials for certain offenses. The bill prohibits a sentencing court from deferring the judgment or deferring the sentence of a defendant if the defendant was a public employee or public official at the time of the offense and the amount of money taken by the public employee or public official in connection with the offense exceeded $10,000. The bill prohibits a sentencing court from suspending the sentence of a defendant if the defendant was a public employee or public official at the time of the offense and the amount of money taken by the public employee or public official in connection with the offense exceeded $10,000 unless the defendant establishes, by clear and convincing evidence, and the sentencing court finds and states specifically on the record, that mitigating circumstances exist warranting a departure from the otherwise mandatory minimum term of incarceration. The bill defines “public employee” as any individual employed by a public employer and includes a contractor or vendor; “public employer” as the state, its boards, commissions, agencies, and departments, and its political subdivisions including school districts and other special purpose districts; and “public official” as officials, local officials, and members of the general assembly (as defined in Code section 68B.2).

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Elizabeth Wilson (D)*, 

Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 369. (on 02/19/2026)

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