Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to invasion of privacy, and making penalties applicable
Sponsored by the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Jesse Green (R)
Topics:Courts & civil law
Same legislation: SF 5
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 13, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 12, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 24, 202549–0
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
Under current law, to be guilty of invasion of privacy, a person must knowingly view, photograph, or film another person for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, if the other person does not consent or is unable to consent to being viewed, photographed, or filmed; the other person is in a state of full or partial nudity; and the other person has a reasonable expectation of privacy while in a state of full or partial nudity. This bill adds that a person who is knowingly in possession of such a photograph or film is guilty of invasion of privacy. A violation of Code section 709.21 is an aggravated misdemeanor and a tier II sex offense. A person convicted of the offense is required to register as a sex offender for a period of years.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendment S-3021; see Amendments. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named March 28, 2025. On March 31, 2025 it recommended passage.
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Fiscal note
Can’t be estimated Compare with other bills
21; however, the extent of the increase in costs to the Department of Corrections (DOC) is unknown. Figure 2 shows the average State cost per offense for an aggravated misdemeanor. The estimated impact to the General Fund includes operating costs incurred by the Judicial Branch, the Indigent Defense Fund, and the DOC. The cost would be incurred across multiple fiscal years for prison and parole supervision.
- Invasion of Privacy · March 25, 2025
- Invasion of Privacy · February 18, 2025
Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note
Iowa Code it changes
Amends§709.21
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
3 for · 1 against · 8 undecided · Who →
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