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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2240: 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

Signed into law

What it does

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.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

Cost: up to $10,800

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 …

Senate subcommittee · named March 11, 2024

  • Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
  • Sen. Liz Bennett (D) · liz.bennett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 31, 2024Filed in the House
  2. February 8, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 6, 2024Passed the House, 94–0
  4. March 7, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 11, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Cournoyer, Bennett and Webster
  6. March 12, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
  7. March 19, 2024Passed the Senate, 49–0
  8. March 20, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  9. March 25, 2024Passed the House, 93–0
  10. April 19, 2024Sent to the Governor
  11. April 19, 2024Signed into law

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/90/HF2240