Establishing a criminal offense for written or electronic threats to kill, cause bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism, and providing penalties

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedFebruary 3, 2026
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 3, 2026
3. ✓
   Done: House committeeFebruary 11, 2026
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   Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

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

What’s in it

This bill establishes a criminal offense for written or electronic threats to kill, cause bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism. The bill provides that it is unlawful for a person to send, post, or transmit, or procure the sending, posting, or transmission of, a writing or other record, including an electronic record, in any manner in which it may be viewed by another person, when in such writing or record the person makes a threat to kill or cause bodily harm to another person, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism. A person who commits a violation of the bill commits 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.

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

House subcommittee

Named February 3, 2026 (as HSB 651). On February 9, 2026 it recommended passage.

• Rep. Sam Wengryn REmail
• Rep. Christian A. Hermanson REmail
• Rep. Elinor A. Levin DEmail

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Fiscal note

Cost: up to $25,200 Compare with other bills

The fiscal impact of the Bill cannot be determined because the number of convictions cannot be estimated. The average State cost per Class C felony is between $15,000 and $25,200. 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.

• Threats to Harm, Criminal Offense · March 4, 2026 · $25,200

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

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§708.7A

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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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