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

HF 2575: Relating to the nonconsensual causing of death of, or serious injury to, an unborn person, and providing penalties

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

8 (nonconsensual termination —— serious injury to a human pregnancy). The bill replaces references to “human pregnancy” throughout the Code section with “unborn person”, and defines “unborn person”.8(1) provides that a person who terminates a human pregnancy without the consent of the pregnant person during the commission of a forcible felony is guilty of a class “B” felony. A class “B” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than years. The bill amends this Code subsection to provide that a person who causes the death of an unborn person without the consent of the pregnant person during the commission of a forcible felony is guilty of a class “A” felony.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

The fiscal impact of HF 2575 cannot be determined due to a lack of existing data. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per offense for Class A felonies, Class B felonies, Class C felonies, Class D felonies, aggravated misdemeanors, and serious misdemeanors.

Senate subcommittee · named March 11, 2024

  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 8 against

For: Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Right to Life Committee; Pulse Life Advocates; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists; Family Planning Council of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 19, 2024Filed in the House
  2. March 6, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 7, 2024Passed the House, 58–36
  4. March 11, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 11, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Bousselot and Petersen

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/HF2575