SF 104: Relating to surgical castration for certain sex offenses

What it does

This bill relates to surgical castration for certain sex offenses. The bill provides that in addition to any other punishment provided by law, a person who has been convicted of a serious sex offense occurring on or after the effective date of the bill, in which the victim was under the age of at the time of the offense, may be ordered by the court to undergo surgical castration as part of any conditions of release imposed by the court or the board of parole. If a person is placed on probation and is not in confinement at the time of sentencing, the presentence investigation shall include a plan for surgical castration to be performed as soon as is reasonably possible.

Senate subcommittee · named January 23, 2025

• Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 5 against

Against: American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Iowa Association for Justice; Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa State Bar Association

In plain words

1. January 22, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. January 23, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Lofgren, Petersen and Shipley