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

SF 5: Relating to invasion of privacy, and making penalties applicable

Became SF 289 · Its progress continues under the new number.

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 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.

Cost

See the fiscal note

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 t…

Senate subcommittee · named January 14, 2025

Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Matt Blake (D) · matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@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

January 13, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
January 14, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Green, Blake and Taylor
January 22, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
February 12, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 289