HF 649 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to human trafficking including services and prostitution, and making penalties applicable.

This bill amends Iowa's human trafficking law, specifically altering the definition of "services" within that statute. It directly affects individuals exploited in trafficking situations and those who perpetrate such crimes, by changing how certain exploitative acts are legally defined. The key provision removes the requirement for an "ongoing relationship" between the exploited person and the perpetrator from the definition of "services." Consequently, "services" would encompass performing activities like commercial sexual activity under a perpetrator's benefit or supervision, even if that relationship is not continuous.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Signed May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled with Governor's Action Reprinted · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill reprints HF 649 with updated formatting and layout while maintaining the same substantive legal text. The content remains identical to the enrolled version, defining human trafficking, services, and victims, and establishing penalties for purchasing sexual services from minors or trafficking victims.
TECHNICAL

Formatting changes from enrolled bill format to reprinted bill format, including removal of Governor's signature block and addition of committee and filing information.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025 · House Mar 20, 2025

How they voted

490
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Apr 23, 2025
D Democratic16
15 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican35
34 Yea 1
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
4
May 19, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 31, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 26, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/31/2025 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Webster, Garrett, and Petersen.
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1145 filed, ruled out of order.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1137 adopted, as amended.
lower
Mar 20, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1149 to amendment H-1137 filed, adopted.
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1137 filed.
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.