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89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2161: Relating to the requirements for a sex offender to be granted a modification of sex offender registry requirements

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill changes the requirements for a sex offender to be granted a modification of the sex offender registry requirements. Under current law, a sex offender must be on probation, parole, work release, special sentence, or any other type of conditional release to file an application for a modification. The bill allows any sex offender on the Iowa sex offender registry to file an application for a modification. Under current law, a sex offender will only be granted a modification by a court if the date of the commencement of the requirement to register occurred at least two years prior to the filing of the application for a tier I offender and five years prior to the filing of the application for a tier II or III offender.

Sponsors

Public Safety committee

Cost

Cost: up to $100,000

Senate File 2363 is estimated to have a minimal fiscal impact to the DPS. The Bill would not bring the DPS into compliance with the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification System (SORNA), also known as Title I of the federal Adam Walsh Child Protect…

Lobbying · 4 for, 3 against

For: Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Dept. of Public Safety; Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association

Against: Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

  1. January 28, 2022Filed in the House
  2. February 15, 2022Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 24, 2022Withdrawn

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/89/HF2161