HF 201 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to harassment by the dissemination, publication, distribution, or posting of personal information, and making penalties applicable.

HF 201 creates a new criminal offense for sharing someone's personal information without consent to harass them. It prohibits purposefully distributing details like home addresses, phone numbers, email, social media, or work locations with intent to threaten, intimidate, or alarm the person or encourage others to do so. Violations are classified as aggravated misdemeanors, punishable by fines up to $8,540 or up to two years in jail. This law directly affects individuals who share others' private details online or offline to cause harm, providing a specific legal remedy for this form of harassment.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Mar 7, 2025
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Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
6
Mar 7, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 849.
legislature
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 13. Nays, 8. Excused, 2.
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 5, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2025 8:00AM House Lounge.
legislature
Feb 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Wengryn, Cisneros and Levin.
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Public Safety.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Samantha Fett
RRepublican
IA
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