Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2289: A BILL FOR An Act establishing the criminal offense of torture, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 19, 2026
An Act establishing the criminal offense of torture, and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act establishing the criminal offense of torture, and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, February 5, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act establishing the criminal offense of torture, and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6808HH (1) as/js H.F. 2289 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 726.6B Torture ---- penalty. 1. As used in this section: a. "Cruel" means brutal, inhumane, sadistic, or tormenting. b. "Custody or physical control" means the forcible restriction of a person's movements or forcible confinement of the person so as to interfere with that person's liberty, without that person's consent or without lawful authority. c. "Serious bodily injury" means either of the following: (1) Bodily injury that involves a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, extreme physical pain, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty. (2) One or more of the following conditions: internal injury, poisoning, serious burns or scalding, severe cuts, or multiple puncture wounds. d. "Severe mental pain or suffering" means a mental injury that results in a substantial alteration of mental functioning that is manifested in a visibly demonstrable manner caused by or resulting from any of the following: (1) The intentional infliction or threatened infliction of serious bodily injury. (2) The administration or application, or threatened administration or application, of mind-altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt the …
Sponsors
- Charley Thomson (R, 58) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2605 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 322 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 321 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 8:00AM RM 19.
- : Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Ramirez and Thompson, M. H.J. 262 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 212 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 321 . (February 17, 2026): 20 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: torture, criminal law
Common questions
- What is HF2289?
- HF2289 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act establishing the criminal offense of torture, and providing penalties.
- What does HF2289 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act establishing the criminal offense of torture, and providing penalties.
- What is the status of HF2289?
- In committee as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2605 . (February 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2289?
- Charley Thomson (R, 58).
- Where is the official record for HF2289?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2289&ga=91
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