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

SF 2115: Relating to sexual exploitation of a minor and deferred and suspended sentences

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 exploitation of a minor and deferred and suspended sentences. The bill provides that a person convicted of sexual exploitation of a child in violation of Code section 728.12 is not eligible to receive a deferred or suspended sentence if the minor at the time of the offense was under years of age or prepubescent.

Cost

Can’t be estimated

0 million. This includes approximately $619,000 per year in additional spending, beyond the current $408,000 for probation costs, due to an increase in an estimated prison population of approximately 56 individuals who would, under current law, be admitted to …

Senate subcommittee · named January 14, 2026

Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice; Iowa County Attorneys Association; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Network Against Human Trafficking; Soaring Hearts; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

January 14, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee · as SSB 3021
January 14, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Taylor, Petersen and Shipley · as SSB 3021
January 21, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 3021
January 26, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2115 · as SSB 3021
January 27, 2026Filed in the Senate
January 27, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
March 23, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted