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

HF 570: Relating to assault including assault on a pregnant person and domestic abuse assault, and providing penalties

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to assault including assault on a pregnant person and domestic abuse assault. ASSAULT —— PREGNANT PERSON. The bill provides that a person who commits an assault against another person who the person knows or reasonably should know is a pregnant person which causes bodily injury or mental illness, or who uses or displays a dangerous weapon in connection with the assault, is guilty of a class “D” felony. DOMESTIC ABUSE ASSAULT —— PREGNANT PERSON. The bill provides that a person who commits domestic abuse assault commits a class “D” felony if the domestic abuse assault is committed against a person who is known to be, or reasonably should be known to be, pregnant, and any of the following occur: the domestic abuse assault causes bodily injury or mental illness; the domestic abuse assault is committed with the intent to inflict a serious injury upon another, or if the person who commits the domestic abuse assault displays a dangerous weapon in connection with the assault; or if the person who commits the domestic abuse assault knowingly impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of another by applying pressure to the throat or neck of the other person or by obstructing the nose or mouth of the other person.

Sponsors

Public Safety committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

House File 570 modifies the penalties for existing offenses, and the fiscal impact cannot be determined because the number of past convictions for assault and domestic abuse assault against a pregnant person is unknown. Table 2 shows the average State cost per…

Lobbying · 8 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Right to Life Committee; Protect My Innocence; Pulse Life Advocates; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. March 2, 2023Filed in the House
  2. March 8, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. March 16, 2023Passed the House, 95–1
  4. March 20, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  5. March 20, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  6. March 21, 2023Took the place of SF 384 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  7. March 21, 2023Passed the Senate, 49–0
  8. April 26, 2023Sent to the Governor
  9. April 27, 2023Signed into law
  10. May 8, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/HF570