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

SF 289: Relating to invasion of privacy, and making penalties applicable

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Jesse Green (R)

Cost

Can’t be estimated

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House subcommittee · named March 28, 2025

  • Rep. Judd Lawler (R) · judd.lawler@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Dr. Megan L. Srinivas (D) · megan.srinivas@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Blaine C. Watkins (R) · blaine.watkins@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 1 against

For: Dr. Tanja Garrison; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition

Against: Iowa Association for Justice

In plain words

  1. February 12, 2025Filed in the Senate
  2. February 12, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  3. February 18, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. March 24, 2025Passed the Senate, 49–0
  5. March 24, 2025Arrived in the House
  6. March 25, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  7. March 28, 2025House subcommittee named: Lawler, Srinivas and Watkins
  8. March 31, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF289