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Relating to harassment by the dissemination, publishing, distribution, or posting of a visual depiction showing another person in a state of full or partial nudity or engaged in a sex act that has been altered to falsely depict another person, and making penalties applicable
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: HF 2048
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2024
- Done: House committeeJanuary 30, 2024
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 6, 202494–0
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 12, 2024
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 19, 202449–0
- Done: To the GovernorApril 19, 2024
- Done: Signed into lawApril 19, 2024
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What’s in it
This bill relates to harassment by the dissemination, publishing, distribution, or posting of a visual depiction showing another person in a state of full or partial nudity or engaged in a sex act that has been altered to falsely depict another person. Current law provides that a person commits harassment when, with intent to intimidate, annoy, or alarm another person, the person disseminates, publishes, distributes, posts, or causes to be disseminated, published, distributed, or posted a photograph or film showing another person in a state of full or partial nudity or engaged in a sex act, knowing that the other person has not consented to the dissemination, publication, distribution, or posting.
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The bill provides that “another person” includes an individual, recognizable by the person’s face, likeness, or other distinguishing features, whose image is used to create, adapt, or modify a visual depiction to depict that other person as being in a state of full or partial nudity or engaged in a sex act. “Visual depiction” is defined in Code chapter 728 (obscenity) to include any picture, slide, photograph, digital or electronic image, negative image, undeveloped film, motion picture, videotape, digital or electronic recording, live transmission, or other pictorial or three-dimensional representation.7(1)(a)(5) is harassment in the first degree and is an aggravated misdemeanor. An aggravated misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than two years and a fine of at least $855 but not more than $8,540.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text · What changed before it passed
Senate subcommittee
Named March 11, 2024. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Fiscal note
Cost: up to $10,800 Compare with other bills
House File 2240 as amended expands the definition of harassment, and the fiscal impact cannot be estimated due to a lack of existing conviction data. The average State cost per offense for an aggravated misdemeanor ranges from $7,500 to $10,800. The estimated impact to the State General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the Department of Corrections (DOC).
- Harassment, Use of Falsely Created Images · March 20, 2024
- Harassment, Use of Falsely Created Images · February 8, 2024
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§708.7
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Lobbying
7 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →
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