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

SF 229: Relating to continuous sexual abuse of a child, and making penalties applicable

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

What it does

This bill relates to continuous sexual abuse of a child and makes penalties applicable.4 (sexual abuse in the third degree), with the same child, and at least days have elapsed between the first and last acts of sexual abuse.4 and provides that a person years of age or older commits continuous sexual abuse of a child when the person engages in any combination of three or more acts of sexual abuse with the same child, and at least days have elapsed between the first and last acts of sexual abuse.

Sponsors

Judiciary committee

Cost

Cost: up to $217,000

House File 176 is estimated to increase costs to the DOC by creating a mandatory minimum sentence, but the extent of the increase in costs is unknown. If one individual is admitted to prison for continuous sexual abuse of a child, the mandatory minimum sentenc…

Senate subcommittee · named January 17, 2023

  • Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jeff Reichman (R) · jeff.reichman@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa Peace Officers Association; Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum); Iowa State Sheriffs' & Deputies' Association; Network Against Human Trafficking; Soaring Hearts

In plain words

  1. January 17, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee · as SSB 1048
  2. January 17, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, Petersen and Reichman · as SSB 1048
  3. February 2, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1048
  4. February 7, 2023Filed in the Senate
  5. February 7, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  6. February 7, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 229 · as SSB 1048
  7. February 9, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. April 17, 2023Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF229