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

SF 384: Establishing the criminal offense of assault on a pregnant person, 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 establishes the crime of assault on a pregnant person.1, comparatively by one degree, if the person against whom the assault is perpetrated is someone the perpetrator knew or should have known to be pregnant. Under the bill, a person who commits an assault against another person the person knew or should have known to be pregnant, without the intent to inflict serious injury, but who causes serious injury, is guilty of a class “C” felony. A class “C” felony is punishable by confinement for no more than years and a fine of at least $1,370 but not more than $13,660.

Sponsors

Judiciary 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. February 22, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. February 22, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. February 28, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. March 21, 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/SF384