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

SF 191: Relating to sexual abuse evidence collection kits, including testing, retention, and inventory requirements

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 sexual abuse evidence collection kits, including testing, retention, and inventory requirements. The bill provides that a health care provider conducting a forensic medical examination and utilizing a sexual abuse evidence collection kit (kit) shall contact the law enforcement agency under whose jurisdiction the sexual abuse offense occurred within hours after the evidence was collected from a victim to notify the law enforcement agency to collect and store the kit. The bill provides that the law enforcement agency collecting the evidence shall obtain the kit from a health care provider within three days of receiving notification from a health care provider that evidence has been collected from a victim.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 4, 2025

Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa

In plain words

February 3, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
February 4, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Blake and Bousselot