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Relating to the criminal offense of grooming and the sex offender registry, and making penalties applicable
Proposed by the Department of Public Safety · their explanation · all agency proposals
Topics:Crime & corrections
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 4, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 26, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 461
- Skipped: House committee
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 20, 2025
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became SF 461 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 461 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary People convicted of the crime of grooming will now be required to register as sex offenders. This rule applies to anyone found guilty of this felony offense. Once they are released from prison or are on probation, they must follow the same registration rules as other sex offenders.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the criminal offense of grooming and the sex offender registry. The bill provides that a person convicted of the criminal offense of grooming under Code section 709.8A is required to register as a tier I sex offender. Grooming is a class “D” felony. In addition to any other punishment provided by law, a person convicted of grooming is sentenced to a special sentence committing the person to custody of the director of the Iowa department of corrections for a period of years with eligibility for parole; and must register as a sex offender for a period of years upon placement on probation, parole or work release, or release from incarceration.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 4, 2025. On February 18, 2025 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
2 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 18, 2025 (1), January 22, 2025 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
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