91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 17: Relating to surgical castration for certain sex offenses

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

offenses. The bill provides that in addition to any other punishment provided by law, a person who has been convicted of a serious sex offense occurring on or after the effective date of the bill, in which the victim was under the age of at the time of the offense, may be ordered by the court to undergo surgical castration as part of any conditions of release imposed by the court or the board of parole. If a person is placed on probation and is not in confinement at the time of sentencing, the presentence investigation shall include a plan for surgical castration to be performed as soon as is reasonably possible.

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 16, 2025

Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Samantha Fett (R) · samantha.fett@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Rick L. Olson (D) · rick.olson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 5 against

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

January 14, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Judiciary committee
January 16, 2025House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Fett and Olson