{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-2.17","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 2.17","heading":"Freedom of speech.","body":"A member of the general assembly shall not be held for slander or libel in any court for words used in any speech or debate in either house or at any session of a standing committee.","path":["Title I - STATE SOVEREIGNTY AND MANAGEMENT (Ch. 1 - 38D)","Chapter 2 - GENERAL ASSEMBLY","Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/2.17.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:39:59Z","sha256":"049c0760c493fdf9aad152847ad1105ce8ad966cdec5cebcfef9af36cef358b9","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-2.16","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-2.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}