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SF 2021Died when the session ended · January 27, 2026

Relating to the sex offender registry including duration of registration, photograph requirements, and modifications

Sponsored by Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R)

Topics:Crime & corrections

Same legislation: HF 2065

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Also covers HF 2065.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 13, 2026
  3. Done: Senate committeeJanuary 27, 2026
  4. Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
  5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. Next: Signed into law

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’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary People convicted of new sex offenses while already on the registry must now register for life and cannot apply to be removed. These individuals also cannot ask to change their registration requirements. Additionally, the law requires sex offenders to update their photos every year with clear, front-facing pictures that have no blur or glare.1

Read the official explanation

This bill relates to the sex offender registry including duration of registration, photograph requirements, and modifications. The bill provides that a sex offender convicted of any subsequent sex offense, including any expunged convictions, who is already required to register as a sex offender shall be required to register for life and shall not be eligible to apply for removal from the sex offender registry. The bill provides that photographs of a sex offender shall be updated, at a minimum, annually, and photographs must be taken with the sex offender fully facing the camera with eyes open. Any photographs displaying distortions, glare, or blurring must be retaken. The bill provides that a sex offender with a history of recidivism involving sex offenses, including previously expunged convictions, is not eligible for a modification of the offender’s registration requirements.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named January 13, 2026. On January 20, 2026 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§692A.106§692A.108§692A.128

How the Code works3

Lobbying

4 for · 3 against · 4 undecided · Who →

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