90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 70: Relating to sexual abuse evidence collection kits
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 abuse evidence collection kits. The bill provides that a health care provider conducting a forensic medical examination and utilizing a sexual abuse evidence collection kit (kit) shall contact the law enforcement agency under whose jurisdiction the sexual abuse offense occurred within hours after the evidence was collected from a victim to notify the law enforcement agency to collect and store the kit. The bill provides that the law enforcement agency collecting the evidence shall obtain the kit from a health care provider within three days of receiving notification from a health care provider that evidence has been collected from a victim.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 18, 2023
- Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Brad Zaun (R)
Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa State Bar Association; Soaring Hearts
In plain words
- January 12, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
- January 18, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Petersen and Zaun
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/SF70