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

HF 828: Relating to public disclosures of certain information in the child abuse registry relating to founded reports of child abuse involving sexual abuse

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to public disclosures of certain information in the child abuse registry.102 (sex offense classifications), if the person was convicted. The internet site, at a minimum, must be searchable by name, county, city, zip code, and geographic radius. The bill requires HHS to make information received by HHS that is required to be displayed on the internet site either available on the internet site within five business days of the date HHS determines the allegation of child abuse relating to the information is founded and that the act would constitute a tier II or tier III offense if the alleged perpetrator was convicted, or the date HHS received the information, whichever is later.

Sponsors

Rep. Rob Johnson (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

In plain words

  1. March 7, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee

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/HF828