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

HF 569: 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

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

What it does

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.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

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 …

House subcommittee · named January 9, 2024

  • Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R) · bobby.kaufmann@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R) · brian.lohse@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Megan L. Srinivas (D) · megan.srinivas@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 9 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Network Against Human Trafficking; Protect My Innocence; Soaring Hearts

In plain words

  1. March 2, 2023Filed in the House
  2. March 22, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. January 9, 2024House subcommittee named: Kaufmann, Lohse and Srinivas
  4. January 25, 2024Subcommittee recommended against it

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/HF569