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Relating to the enticement and sexual exploitation of minors and the dissemination of obscene material to minors and the utilization of undercover law enforcement officers or agents posing as minors, and making penalties applicable
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee
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Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedMarch 2, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 9, 2024
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the enticement and sexual exploitation of minors and the dissemination of obscene material to minors and the utilization of undercover law enforcement officers or agents posing as minors. The bill provides that a person commits a class “C” felony when, without authority and with the intent to commit sexual abuse or sexual exploitation upon a minor under the age of 13, the person entices or attempts to entice a person reasonably believed to be under the age of including a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a minor under the age of 13.
Read the full explanation
A person commits a class “D” felony when, without authority and with the intent to commit an illegal sex act upon or sexual exploitation of a minor under the age of 16, the person entices or attempts to entice a person reasonably believed to be under the age of including a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a minor under the age of 16. A person commits a class “D” felony when, without authority and with the intent to commit an illegal act upon a minor under the age of 16, the person entices a person reasonably believed to be under the age of including a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a minor under the age of 16. A person commits an aggravated misdemeanor when, without authority and with the intent to commit an illegal act upon a minor under the age of 16, the person attempts to entice a person reasonably believed to be under the age of including a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a minor under the age of 16. The bill provides that it is unlawful to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, coerce, solicit, knowingly permit, or otherwise cause or attempt to cause a minor under the age of or a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a minor under the age of to engage in a prohibited sexual act or in the simulation of a prohibited sexual act. A violation of this provision is a class “C” felony.9 (maximum sentence for felons), the court may assess a fine of not more than $50,000 for each offense in addition to imposing any other authorized sentence. The bill provides that a person shall not knowingly disseminate obscene material by the use of telephones or telephone facilities to a minor under the age of or a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a minor under the age of 18. A first violation of this provision is an aggravated misdemeanor, and any subsequent violation is a class “D” felony.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named January 9, 2024. On January 25, 2024 it recommended indefinite postponement. Vote Total: 2-0.
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Fiscal note
Can’t be estimated Compare with other bills
House File 569 expands the definition of existing offenses, and the fiscal impact cannot be determined because the number of additional convictions resulting from this expansion cannot be estimated. Table 2 shows the average State cost per offense for a Class C felony, Class D felony, and aggravated misdemeanor.
Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note
Iowa Code it changes
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Lobbying
9 for · 0 against · 2 undecided · Who →