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

SF 2218: Relating to sexual abuse evidence collection kits

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 relates to sexual abuse evidence collection kits. The bill provides that a health care provider conducting a forensic medical examination and utilizing a sexual abuse evidence collection kit (kit) shall contact the law enforcement agency under whose jurisdiction the sexual abuse offense occurred within hours after the evidence was collected from a victim to notify the law enforcement agency to collect and store the kit. The bill provides that the law enforcement agency collecting the evidence shall obtain the kit from a health care provider within three days of receiving notification from a health care provider that evidence has been collected from a victim.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 9, 2022

  • Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 8, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 9, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, Petersen and Schultz

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/SF2218