Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF705: A BILL FOR An Act establishing a grant program for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault forensic examination centers
Status: In committee, April 29, 2026
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 28, 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 2506HV (1) 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
- Public Safety (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 1157 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2794 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 1044 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 1044 .
- : Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 04/08/2026 12:00PM RM 103.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 04/07/2026 12:30PM RM 305 (Cancelled).
- : Subcommittee: Lohse, Lawler and Srinivas. H.J. 805 .
- : Pursuant to Rule 31.7, referred to Appropriations. H.J. 338 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 338 .
Votes
- Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 1044 . (April 29, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 1044 . (April 29, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 338 . (February 18, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 337 . (February 18, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: sexual abuse, grants, nonprofit entities, victims
Common questions
- What is HF705?
- HF705 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 HF705 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 HF705?
- In committee as of April 29, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 1157 . (May 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF705?
- Public Safety (I).
- Where is the official record for HF705?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0705&ga=91
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