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

HSB 511: 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

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 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.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 13, 2026

  • Rep. Mike Vondran (R) · mike.vondran@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Charley Thomson (R) · charley.thomson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Network Against Human Trafficking; Soaring Hearts

In plain words

  1. January 13, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee
  2. January 13, 2026House subcommittee named: Vondran, Thomson, C. and Wessel-Kroeschell

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/HSB511