Relating to child endangerment

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 22, 2026
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   Done: House committeeFebruary 5, 2026
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   Done: Passes the HouseMarch 4, 202697–0
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   Done: Senate committeeMarch 18, 2026
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   Done: Passes the SenateApril 6, 202647–0
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   Done: To the GovernorMay 6, 2026
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   Done: Signed into lawMay 6, 2026

Became HF 2360 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2360 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to child endangerment. Current law provides that a person who is the parent, guardian, or person having custody or control over a child or a minor under the age of with a mental or physical disability, or a person who is a member of the household in which a child or such a minor resides, commits child endangerment when the person does any of the actions described in Code section 726.6. The bill adds a definition of “child” to mean any person under years of age, and removes references to minors.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text · What changed before it passed

House subcommittee

Named January 27, 2026. On January 29, 2026 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Carter F. Nordman REmail
• Rep. Charley Thomson REmail
• Rep. Ross Wilburn DEmail

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Fiscal note

The fiscal impact of the Bill cannot be determined because the number of additional convictions cannot be estimated. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per relevant offense. The estimated impact to the General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the DOC. The costs would be incurred across multiple fiscal years for prison and parole supervision.

• Final Fiscal Note — Child Endangerment, Minors · May 13, 2026
• Child Endangerment, Minors · March 3, 2026

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§726.6

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Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

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