91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2605: Establishing the criminal offense of torture, and providing penalties
Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill establishes the criminal offense of torture. The bill provides that a person who, with the intent to cause cruel or extreme physical or mental pain and suffering, inflicts serious bodily injury or severe mental pain or suffering upon another person within the person’s custody or physical control commits torture and is guilty of a class “B” felony. Notwithstanding Code section 902.9, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, a person convicted of a violation of the bill shall be confined for no more than years. The bill provides definitions of “cruel”, “custody or physical control”, “serious bodily injury”, and “severe mental pain or suffering”.
Sponsors
Rep. Charley Thomson (R)
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition
In plain words
- February 19, 2026Filed in the House
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/91/HF2605