Relating to the purchase or possession of a visual depiction of a minor engaging in a prohibited sexual act or the simulation of a prohibited sexual act

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2026
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
3. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. 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 provides that it is unlawful to knowingly purchase or possess using any means, including by computer, a visual depiction of a minor engaging in a prohibited sexual act or the simulation of a prohibited sexual act.

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 January 13, 2026. Meeting: Wednesday, January 21 · 12:30 PM · RM 305.

• Rep. Mike Vondran REmail
• Rep. Charley Thomson REmail
• Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell DEmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§728.12

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works