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

SF 2357: Relating to the rules of statutory construction for the definition of a person

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 the rules of statutory construction for the definition of “person”. The bill provides that whenever “person” is used in a statute, or implied by construction or context, the term includes an individual organism of the species homo sapiens at any stage of development from fertilization until natural death. The bill provides that such statutory construction is not subject to judicial review.

Sponsors

Sen. Doug Campbell (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 17, 2026

  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Catelin Drey (D) · catelin.drey@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Right to Life Committee; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 17, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the State Government committee
  2. February 17, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Drey and Schultz

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/SF2357