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

HF 899: Relating to indecent exposure, including the unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties

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 indecent exposure, including the unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material. The bill provides that a person who is years of age or older commits a serious misdemeanor if the person knowingly sends a picture or video, which the person knows or reasonably should know is unsolicited and unwanted by the recipient, by electronic means depicting any of the following: any person’s genitals or pubic area; any person engaging in a sex act, as defined in Code section 702.17; or the covered genitals of a male person that are in a discernibly turgid state. A serious misdemeanor is punishable by confinement for no more than one year and a fine of at least $430 but not more than $2,560.

Cost

Can’t be estimated

House File 899 creates a new criminal offense, and the fiscal impact is unknown. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per offense for a serious misdemeanor. The estimated impact to the General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the…

Senate subcommittee · named April 1, 2025

Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Tony Bisignano (D) · tony.bisignano@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

March 10, 2025Filed in the House
March 20, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
March 27, 2025Passed the House, 93–0
March 31, 2025Arrived in the Senate
April 1, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Bisignano and Rowley