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

HF 361: Relating to the dissemination of certain specified materials, including the prohibition of certain specified materials in schools and civil actions to determine obscenity, modifying the responsibilities of the department of education, and providing civil penalties

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 the dissemination of certain specified materials, including the prohibition of certain specified materials in schools and civil actions to determine obscenity, and modifying the responsibilities of the department of education. The bill requires a school to designate at least one administrator to ensure that no obscene material or hard-core pornography is present and available to students in a library operated by the school, a school classroom, or any other area on school property.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 5 for, 16 against

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

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Common Good Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Library Association (ILA); Iowa Safe Schools; Iowa State Education Association; Next Generation of Cystinosis; One Iowa; and 4 more

In plain words

  1. February 20, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee

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/HF361