HF 350: Relating to the availability of sexually explicit material in department of corrections institutions

What it does

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.

House subcommittee · named February 18, 2025

• Rep. Zach Dieken (R) · zachary.dieken@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Jason Gearhart (R) · jason.gearhart@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Brian Meyer (D) · brian.meyer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 2 against

For: VALOR Iowa

Against: Concerned Women For America of Iowa; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

1. February 12, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
2. February 18, 2025House subcommittee named: Dieken, Gearhart, Meyer and B