Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF64: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 10, 2025
An Act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1165YH (5) as/js H.F. Section 1. Section 728.2, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 728.2 Dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors. Any person, other than the parent or guardian of the minor, who knowingly disseminates or exhibits obscene material to a minor, including the exhibition of obscene material so that it can be observed by a minor on or off the premises where it is displayed, is guilty of a public offense and shall upon conviction be guilty of a serious misdemeanor class "D" felony. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors. Current law provides that any person, other than the parent or guardian of the minor, who knowingly disseminates or exhibits obscene material, including the exhibition of obscene material so that it can be observed by a minor on or off the premises where it is displayed, commits a serious misdemeanor. The bill increases the penalty to a class "D" felony. A class "D" felony is …
Sponsors
- Jones, Megan (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Heather Hora (R, 92)
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 660 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 306 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 16. Nays, 4. Excused, 1. H.J. 269 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 269 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2025 12:30PM RM 19.
- : Subcommittee: Stone, Srinivas and Wills, J. H.J. 98 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 62 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 269 . (February 6, 2025): 16 yea, 4 nay, passed
Subjects: felonies, obscenity, minors
Common questions
- What is HF64?
- HF64 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties.
- What does HF64 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties.
- What is the status of HF64?
- In committee as of February 10, 2025. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 660 . (March 14, 2025).
- Who sponsored HF64?
- Jones, Megan (R, 6), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HF64?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0064&ga=91
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