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88th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 346: Creating the criminal offense of female genital mutilation and providing penalties. Effective 7-1-19

Signed into law

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

Cost: up to $14,100

Senate File 346 establishes a new criminal offense, and the resulting cost to the Justice System cannot be estimated. The average State cost for one Class D felony conviction ranges from $9,200 to $14,100. This estimate includes operating costs incurred by the…

In plain words

  1. February 21, 2019Filed in the Senate
  2. February 21, 2019Approved by the Senate committee
  3. February 25, 2019Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. March 12, 2019Passed the Senate, 49–0
  5. April 10, 2019Took the place of HF 534 on the House floor (the same legislation)
  6. April 10, 2019Passed the House, 95–4
  7. April 16, 2019Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. April 16, 2019Passed the Senate, 49–0
  9. April 30, 2019Sent to the Governor
  10. May 1, 2019Signed into law
  11. June 4, 2019Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF346