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Relating to the availability of sexually explicit material in department of corrections institutions
Sponsored by Rep. Zach Dieken (R)
Topics:Public safety & emergencies
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 12, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 18, 2025
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- 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 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 relates to the availability of sexually explicit material in department of corrections institutions. The bill provides that funds of the department shall not be used to distribute or make available any commercially published information or material to an inmate committed to any institution under the control of the department when such information or material is sexually explicit or features nudity including but not limited to showing the following: penetration of the penis into the vagina or anus; contact between the mouth and genitalia or mouth and anus or contact between the genitalia of one person and the genitalia or anus of another person; contact between the finger, hand, or other body part of one person and the genitalia or anus of another person; ejaculation onto the person of another; or use of artificial sexual organs or substitutes therefor in contact with the genitalia or anus.
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 18, 2025. Meeting: Tuesday, February 25 · 8:00 AM · RM 102 (Cancelled).
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§904.310A
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
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