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

SF 2398: Relating to the defense of justification for violent crimes

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 specifies that a defense of justification is not available to a person who is the subject of a nonviolent sexual advance who commits a violent crime upon another person as the result of that sexual advance or solely as the result of the person’s discovery of, knowledge about, or potential disclosure of the victim’s sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity.

Sponsors

Sen. Liz Bennett (D), Sen. Zach Wahls (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 19, 2026

  • 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 Safe Schools; One Iowa; One Iowa Action

In plain words

  1. February 19, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
  2. February 19, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Blake and Bousselot

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/SF2398