Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF458: A BILL FOR An Act establishing a grant program for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers
Status: In committee, February 28, 2025
An Act establishing a grant program for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act establishing a grant program for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers.
From the introduced text, February 18, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act establishing a grant program for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2506YH (2) as/js H.F. Section 1. NEW SECTION. 915.47 Sexual assault forensic examination center grant program. 1. The terms defined in section 915.46 shall have the same meaning when used in this section. 2. A sexual assault forensic examination center grant program is established in the department of justice. The attorney general shall contract with an eligible nonprofit organization to operate and maintain sexual assault forensic examination centers in this state. The contract may be terminated by the attorney general after a hearing upon written notice and for good cause. 3. A nonprofit organization must comply with all of the following to be eligible for a contract under this section: a. Be a nonprofit organization incorporated in this state pursuant to chapter 504. b. Employ or otherwise retain services from sexual assault nurse examiners. c. Maintain, or be in the process of establishing, one or more treatment facilities in this state that are primarily dedicated to providing a diverse range of services to sexual assault survivors, including but not limited to medical forensic services. d. Provide services for sexual assault survivors, including providing sexual assault care and related …
Sponsors
- Mark Thompson (R, 56) · primary sponsor
- Dean Fisher (R, 53)
- Brooke Boden (R, 21)
- Tom Shipley (R, 9)
- Cindy Golding (R, 83)
- Samantha Fett (R, 22)
- Chad Ingels (R, 68)
- Jon Dunwell (R, 38)
- Ryan Weldon (R, 41)
- Judd Lawler (R, 91)
- Mark Cisneros (R, 96)
- Thomas Gerhold (R, 84)
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 1157 .
- : * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 705 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 15. Nays, 7. Excused, 1. H.J. 445 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 445 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/24/2025 11:30AM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Cisneros, Fisher and Gosa. H.J. 362 .
- : Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 346 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 445 . (February 26, 2025): 15 yea, 7 nay, passed
Subjects: sexual abuse, grants, nonprofit entities, victims
Common questions
- What is HF458?
- HF458 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act establishing a grant program for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers.
- What does HF458 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act establishing a grant program for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers.
- What is the status of HF458?
- In committee as of February 28, 2025. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 1157 . (May 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF458?
- Mark Thompson (R, 56), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF458?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0458&ga=91
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