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

SF 2186: Relating to harassment and extortion involving a person whose image was used in creating, adapting, or modifying a photograph or film, 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 harassment and extortion involving a person whose image was used in creating, adapting, or modifying a photograph or film.7(1)(a)(5), a person commits harassment when, with intent to intimidate, annoy, or alarm another person, the person disseminates, publishes, distributes, posts, or causes to be disseminated, published, distributed, or posted a photograph or film showing another person in a state of full or partial nudity or engaged in a sex act, knowing that the other person has not consented to the dissemination, publication, distribution, or posting.

Cost

Cost: up to $18,200

The fiscal impact cannot be estimated due to a lack of existing conviction data. The average state cost per Class D felony is between $12,600 and $18,200. 67$ 3 State General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense F…

House subcommittee · named March 12, 2024

Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Steven Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Sami Scheetz (D)

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

In plain words

February 1, 2024Filed in the Senate
February 1, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
February 14, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
February 19, 2024Passed the Senate
February 20, 2024Arrived in the House
March 12, 2024House subcommittee named: Thomson, C., Holt and Scheetz
March 13, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
March 14, 2024Approved by the House committee