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

HF 646: Relating to sexual exploitation of a minor 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

This bill relates to sexual exploitation of a minor. Current law provides that it is a class “C” felony to employ, use, persuade, induce, entice, coerce, solicit, knowingly permit, or otherwise cause or attempt to cause a minor to engage in a prohibited sexual act or in the simulation of a prohibited sexual act. The bill increases the penalty to a class “B” felony. Current law provides that it is a class “D” felony to knowingly promote any material visually depicting a live performance of a minor engaging in a prohibited sexual act or in the simulation of a prohibited sexual act.

Sponsors

Judiciary (companion To Sf 84 By Driscoll) committee

Cost

Cost: up to $395,000

Division I is estimated to increase costs to the DOC by approximately $395,000 per group of individuals admitted to prison each year for sexual exploitation of a minor, as shown in Table 3. This cost is incurred across the entire LOS. Table 3 represents the co…

Lobbying · 9 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; 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

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. March 7, 2023Filed in the House
  2. March 13, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. April 4, 2023Withdrawn

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/HF646