90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 2050: Relating to reports of false information regarding an alleged act of child abuse, family assessments, and making penalties applicable
Died when the session ended · The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill relates to reports of false information regarding an alleged act of child abuse and family assessments. Under current law, a person who reports or causes to be reported to the department of health and human services (department) false information regarding an alleged act of child abuse, knowing that the information is false or that the act did not occur, commits a simple misdemeanor. The bill increases the current penalty for knowingly making a false report of alleged child abuse from a simple misdemeanor to a class “D” felony.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named January 17, 2024
- Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Ross Wilburn (D) · ross.wilburn@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against
For: Homeschool Iowa; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation
In plain words
- January 16, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
- January 17, 2024House subcommittee named: Thomson, C., Wheeler and Wilburn
- January 30, 2024Subcommittee recommended against it
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2050