89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 197: Establishing the sexual assault nurse forensic examiner program
Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill establishes the sexual assault nurse forensic examiner program.46) for training, certifying, and providing technical assistance to sexual assault nurse forensic examiners. The bill provides that a sexual assault nurse forensic examiner program is established within the department of justice. The sexual assault nurse forensic examiner program shall maintain a list of sexual assault nurse forensic examiners who have completed certain training requirements. By July 1, 2022, the sexual assault nurse forensic examiner program shall develop and make available to treatment facilities two hours of online sexual assault training for sexual assault nurse forensic examiners.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 3, 2021
- Sen. Zach Whiting (R)
- Sen. Craig Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Soaring Hearts
In plain words
- February 1, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
- February 3, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Whiting, Johnson and Petersen
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF197