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

HF 2794: Establishing a sexual assault forensic examination center grant program and trust fund

Signed into law

What it does

This bill establishes a grant program in the department of justice for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers. The bill requires, contingent upon funding, the attorney general to contract with an eligible nonprofit organization to operate and maintain sexual assault forensic examination centers in the state. The contract may be terminated by the attorney general after a hearing upon written notice and for good cause. The bill provides that a nonprofit organization must comply with all of the following to be eligible for a contract under this section: be a nonprofit organization incorporated in the state that is not owned, controlled, or affiliated with any hospital, health system, or inpatient medical facility; employ or otherwise retain services from sexual assault nurse examiners; maintain, or be in the process of establishing, one or more treatment facilities in the state that are primarily dedicated to providing a diverse range of services to sexual assault survivors, including but not limited to medical forensic services; and provide services for sexual assault survivors, including providing sexual assault care and related trainings, as the overall primary purpose of the organization.

Sponsors

Rep. Brooke Boden (R), Rep. Mark Cisneros (R), Rep. Samantha Fett (R), Rep. Dean Fisher (R), Rep. Thomas Gerhold (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Chad Ingels (R), Rep. Judd Lawler (R), Rep. Jeff Shipley (R), Rep. Mark I. Thompson (R), Rep. Ryan Weldon (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 13 for, 0 against

For: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa Psychological Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Polk County - Board of Supervisors; Soaring Hearts; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; and 1 more

In plain words

  1. April 29, 2026Filed in the House
  2. May 2, 2026Passed the House, 85–0
  3. May 2, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  4. May 2, 2026Took the place of SF 2502 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  5. May 2, 2026Passed the Senate, 45–0
  6. May 13, 2026Sent to the Governor
  7. May 19, 2026Signed into law

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/HF2794