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

SF 221: Relating to child abuse and employees and agents of public schools and nonpublic schools

Became SF 517 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to child abuse and employees and agents of public schools and nonpublic schools.68 is used for reporting child abuse to the department of health and human services (HHS), for performing assessments of child abuse reports, and for making determinations as to whether a person committed child abuse. With one exception, the acts or omissions which meet the definition of “child abuse” only qualify as child abuse when a person responsible for the care of a child commits the act or omission.

Sponsors

Sen. Sandy Salmon (R)

Cost

See the fiscal note

Division I of House File 389 is estimated to increase costs to the HHS by approximately $755,000 in FY 2026 and approximately $656,000 in FY 2027.

Senate subcommittee · named February 11, 2025

  • Sen. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Doug Campbell (R) · doug.campbell@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Zimmer (D) · mike.zimmer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 4 against

For: Inspired Life; Iowans for Freedom; PELLA PAC; VALOR Iowa

Against: Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 5, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
  2. February 11, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Salmon, Campbell and Zimmer
  3. February 20, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. March 5, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 517

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/SF221