89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Tuesday, November 10, 2026

SSB 3016: SSB 3016

Became SF 2329 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

_____ prosecution for physical abuse or a sexual offense upon or against a child, person with an intellectual disability, person with a cognitive impairment, or person with a developmental disability.23 (continuous sexual abuse of a child), upon or against a child, a person with an intellectual disability, a person with a cognitive impairment, or a person with a developmental disability, testimony by the victim concerning an out-of-court statement made by the victim to another person regarding the occurrence of the offense and testimony by another concerning an out-of-court statement made by the victim describing any act or detail pertaining to any act which is an element of an offense charged for physical abuse or a sexual offense against the victim shall be admitted into evidence at trial as an exception to the hearsay rule.

Cost

See the fiscal note

The fiscal impact to the Office of the State Public Defender cannot be determined at this time due to a lack of data. However, there will likely be an impact to indigent defense costs, which are paid from the Indigent Defense Fund. The Indigent Defense Fund is…

Senate subcommittee · named January 12, 2022

Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
Sen. Kevin Kinney (D)

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Prevent Child Abuse Iowa; Soaring Hearts

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

January 12, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
January 12, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Garrett and Kinney
January 26, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
February 15, 2022Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2329