A bill for an act establishing a human trafficking investigative task force.

HF 2565 establishes the Iowa Human Trafficking Task Force within the Department of Public Safety to coordinate statewide efforts against human trafficking. The task force will operate across four geographic quadrants (divided by I-35 and I-80) with specialized staff including investigators, victim advocates, cybercrime specialists, and a deputy director. It will serve as the primary contact for trafficking reports, develop data-sharing strategies, oversee statewide training, and submit annual reports to the legislature. The bill also creates a dedicated special prosecution team within the Attorney General’s office to handle trafficking-related cases. This law directly affects law enforcement agencies (required to assist the task force), human trafficking victims (through specialized support), and prosecutors handling trafficking cases.