Bills › 91st General Assembly
Establishing the criminal offense of torture, and providing penalties
Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Charley Thomson (R)
Topics:Crime & corrections
Same legislation: HF 2289
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2026
- Done: House committeeFebruary 17, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary This bill creates a new crime called torture for anyone who intentionally causes extreme physical or mental pain to a person they are controlling or holding in custody. People convicted of this felony could face up to 50 years in prison.1
Read the official explanation
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 50 years. The bill provides definitions of “cruel”, “custody or physical control”, “serious bodily injury”, and “severe mental pain or suffering”.
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