Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2560: A BILL FOR An Act relating to recordings of interviews during child abuse assessments and family assessments
Status: In committee, February 18, 2026
An Act relating to recordings of interviews during child abuse assessments and family assessments.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to recordings of interviews during child abuse assessments and family assessments.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to recordings of interviews during child abuse assessments and family assessments. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5574YH (3) dg/ko H.F. 2560 Section 1. Section 232.68, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 3. "Confidential access to a child" means access to a child, who is alleged to be the victim of child abuse, during a child abuse assessment. The access may be accomplished by interview, observation, or physical assessment of the child. As used in this subsection and this part: a. "Interview" means the verbal exchange between the child protection worker and the child for the purpose of developing information necessary to protect the child. A child protection worker is not precluded from recording visible evidence of abuse. b. "Observation" means direct physical viewing of a child under the age of four by the child protection worker where the viewing is limited to the child's body other than the genitalia and pubes. "Observation" also means direct physical viewing of a child aged four or older by the child protection worker without touching the child or removing an article of the child's clothing, and doing so without the consent of the child's parent, custodian, or guardian. A child protection worker is not precluded from …
Sponsors
- Joshua Meggers (R, 54) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/18/2026 7:30AM RM 103.
- : Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Lawler and Ramirez. H.J. 318 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 308 .
Subjects: child abuse, juvenile justice, families, recordings
Common questions
- What is HF2560?
- HF2560 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to recordings of interviews during child abuse assessments and family assessments.
- What does HF2560 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to recordings of interviews during child abuse assessments and family assessments.
- What is the status of HF2560?
- In committee as of February 18, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (February 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2560?
- Joshua Meggers (R, 54).
- Where is the official record for HF2560?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2560&ga=91
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