Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2086: An Act relating to child endangerment
Status: In committee, February 9, 2026
An Act relating to child endangerment.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to child endangerment.
From the introduced text, January 15, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to child endangerment. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5685YH (5) as/js H.F. 2086 Section 1. Section 726.6, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 726.6 Child endangerment. 1. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "child" means any person under eighteen years of age. 1. 2. A person who is the parent, guardian, or person having custody or control over a child or a minor under the age of eighteen with a mental or physical disability, or a person who is a member of the household in which a child or such a minor resides, commits child endangerment when the person does any of the following: a. Knowingly acts in a manner that creates a substantial risk to a child or minor's child's physical, mental, or emotional health or safety. b. By an intentional act or series of intentional acts, uses unreasonable force, torture, or cruelty that results in bodily injury, or that is intended to cause serious injury. c. By an intentional act or series of intentional acts, evidences unreasonable force, torture, or cruelty which that causes substantial mental or emotional harm to a child or minor. d. Willfully deprives a child or minor of necessary food, clothing, shelter, health care, …
Sponsors
- Carter Nordman (R, 47) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 614 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2360 .
- : Committtee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. Excused, 0. H.J. 221 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 221 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 1:00PM RM 19.
- : Subcommittee reassigned: Nordman, Thomson, C. and Wilburn. H.J. 159 .
- : Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Nordman and Wilburn. H.J. 146 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 112 .
Votes
- Committtee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. Excused, 0. H.J. 221 . (February 5, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 221 . (February 5, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: child endangerment, minors
Common questions
- What is HF2086?
- HF2086 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): An Act relating to child endangerment.
- What does HF2086 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to child endangerment.
- What is the status of HF2086?
- In committee as of February 9, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 614 . (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2086?
- Carter Nordman (R, 47).
- Where is the official record for HF2086?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2086&ga=91
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