Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF452: A BILL FOR An Act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and report, depositions of victims, restitution, restorative facilities and protective services, and investigation and prosecution, and making appropriations
Status: In committee, March 10, 2025
An Act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and report, depositions of victims, restitution, restorative facilities and protective services, and investigation and prosecution, and making appropriations.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and report, depositions of victims, restitution, restorative facilities and protective services, and investigation and prosecution, and making appropriations.
From the introduced text, February 18, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and report, depositions of victims, restitution, restorative facilities and protective services, and investigation and prosecution, and making appropriations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1992YH (4) as/js H.F. Section 1. Section 80.45, subsection 3, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new paragraph: NEW PARAGRAPH. i. Hold an annual meeting of stakeholders to develop legislative proposals to combat human trafficking, and submit a report, by December 15, 2025, and annually thereafter for a period of five years ending with the submission of the report in 2030, to the governor and general assembly. Participants shall include the following: (1) A representative of the department of public safety. (2) A representative of the office to combat human trafficking. (3) A representative of the attorney general's office. (4) A representative of the department of health and human services. (5) A representative of juvenile court services. (6) A chief of police or head law enforcement official of a city in this state. (7) A county sheriff. (8) A county attorney who serves on a child protection assistance team under section 915.35, subsection 4, paragraph "a". (9) A public defender or criminal law attorney with experience working …