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

HF 2304: Related to forgery involving movie prop money, and providing penalties

Became HF 2477 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to forgery involving movie prop money, and provides penalties. The bill provides that a person commits a class “D” felony if, with the intent to defraud or injure anyone, the person utters movie prop money for the purpose of obtaining property or services. The bill defines “movie prop money” as a product produced by a company or corporation to represent authentic money for use by filmmakers, directors, or photographers for use in film or theatrical productions or in print media. A class “D” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than five years and a fine of at least $1,025 but not more than $10,245.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

See the fiscal note

House File 2477 establishes a new offense, and the fiscal impact cannot be estimated due to a lack of existing conviction data. Table 2 below shows the average State cost per offense for a Class C felony, Class D felony, aggravated misdemeanor, serious misdeme…

House subcommittee · named February 8, 2022

  • Rep. Garrett Gobble (R)
  • Rep. Sharon Sue Steckman (D)
  • Rep. Jon Thorup (R)

In plain words

  1. February 8, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
  2. February 8, 2022House subcommittee named: Gobble, Steckman and Thorup
  3. February 15, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 16, 2022Approved by the House committee
  5. February 16, 2022Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2477

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2304