A bill for an act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties.
HF 64 amends Iowa Code 728.2 to increase penalties for distributing or displaying obscene material to minors, excluding parents or guardians. The bill upgrades the offense from a serious misdemeanor to a class D felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and fines of $1,025-$10,245. Convicted individuals must also register as sex offenders for 10 years. The bill was withdrawn on March 14, 2025, after committee approval.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Last action Mar 14, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Feb 10, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 306.
legislature
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 4. Excused, 1.
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2025 12:30PM RM 19.
legislature
Jan 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Stone, Srinivas and Wills, J.
lower
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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