Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2309: A BILL FOR An Act relating to public library requirements for materials harmful to minors, and providing civil and criminal penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions
Status: In committee, February 12, 2026
An Act relating to public library requirements for materials harmful to minors, and providing civil and criminal penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to public library requirements for materials harmful to minors, and providing civil and criminal penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
From the introduced text, February 6, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to public library requirements for materials harmful to minors, and providing civil and criminal penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6801YH (4) dg/jh H.F. 2309 Section 1. Section 22.7, subsection 13, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 13. The records of a library which, by themselves or when examined with other public records, would reveal the identity of the library patron checking out or requesting an item or information from the library. The records shall be released to as follows: a. To a criminal or juvenile justice agency only pursuant to an investigation of a particular person or organization suspected of committing a known crime. The records shall be released only upon a judicial determination that a rational connection exists between the requested release of information and a legitimate end and that the need for the information is cogent and compelling. b. As permitted under chapter 728, subchapter II. Sec. 2. Section 728.1, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsections: NEW SUBSECTION. 01. "Adult section" means a designated section in a library where material harmful to minors is shelved and is described by all of the following: a. The designated section is physically separated …
Sponsors
- Charley Thomson (R, 58) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 7:30AM RM 19.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 2:30PM RM 103 (Cancelled).
- : Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Fett and Srinivas. H.J. 262 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 224 .
Subjects: public records, criminal offenders, adult persons, parents, labor and employment, schools, civil procedure, libraries
Common questions
- What is HF2309?
- HF2309 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to public library requirements for materials harmful to minors, and providing civil and criminal penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
- What does HF2309 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to public library requirements for materials harmful to minors, and providing civil and criminal penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
- What is the status of HF2309?
- In committee as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2309?
- Charley Thomson (R, 58).
- Where is the official record for HF2309?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2309&ga=91
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