SF 2502: Establishing a sexual assault forensic examination center grant program and trust fund

What it does

This bill establishes a grant program in the department of justice for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers. The bill requires, contingent upon funding, the attorney general to contract with an eligible nonprofit organization to operate and maintain sexual assault forensic examination centers in the state. The bill provides that a nonprofit organization must comply with all of the following to be eligible for a contract under this section: be a nonprofit organization incorporated in the state that is not owned, controlled, or affiliated with any hospital, health system, or inpatient medical facility; employ or otherwise retain services from sexual assault nurse examiners; maintain, or be in the process of establishing, one or more treatment facilities in the state that are primarily dedicated to providing a diverse range of services to sexual assault survivors, including but not limited to medical forensic services; and provide services for sexual assault survivors, including providing sexual assault care and related trainings, as the overall primary purpose of the organization.

Senate subcommittee · named April 30, 2026

• Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Bousselot (R) · mike.bousselot@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mark Costello (R) · mark.costello@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D) · bill.dotzler@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R) · kerry.gruenhagen@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) · mike.klimesh@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Carrie Koelker (R) · carrie.koelker@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jeff Reichman (R) · jeff.reichman@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Kara Warme (R) · kara.warme@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jack Whitver (R) · jack.whitver@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dan Zumbach (R) · dan.zumbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 13 for, 0 against

For: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance; Iowa Psychological Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Polk County - Board of Supervisors; Soaring Hearts; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; and 1 more

In plain words

1. April 30, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Appropriations committee · as SSB 3197
2. April 30, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Kraayenbrink, Blake, Bousselot, Costello, Dawson, Donahue, Dotzler, Green, Gruenhagen, Guth, Klimesh, Knox, Koelker, Petersen, Reichman, Rowley, Shipley, Staed, Warme, Whitver and Zumbach · as SSB 3197
3. May 1, 2026Filed in the Senate
4. May 1, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
5. May 1, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2502 · as SSB 3197
6. May 2, 2026Withdrawn