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Sex offender bill passes Senate unanimously, but could face GOP opposition in House

By Jason Hancock 4/24/09

Iowa’s sex offender laws would no longer include residency restrictions, instead using exclusionary zones and better tracking of individuals convicted of sexual crimes, following a unanimous vote in the state Senate Thursday night, but House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Des Moines, said House Republicans were expected to oppose the measure, aimed at reforming Iowa’s so-called “2000-foot rule.”

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