Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2726: A BILL FOR An Act relating to testing for communicable diseases for certain persons who have committed an assault against a member of a protected occupation, and including penalties
Status: In committee, February 25, 2026
An Act relating to testing for communicable diseases for certain persons who have committed an assault against a member of a protected occupation, and including penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to testing for communicable diseases for certain persons who have committed an assault against a member of a protected occupation, and including penalties.
From the introduced text, February 25, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to testing for communicable diseases for certain persons who have committed an assault against a member of a protected occupation, and including penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6075YH (4) ak/ko H.F. 2726 Section 1. Section 708.3A, Code 2026, is amended by striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 708.3A Assaults on members of protected occupations. 1. For purposes of this section, unless the context otherwise requires: a. "Assault" means the same as defined in section 708.1. b. "Correctional staff" means a person, who is not a peace officer, who is employed by the department of corrections or a judicial district department of correctional services to work at or in a correctional institution, community-based correctional facility, or an institution under the management of the Iowa department of corrections that is used for the purposes of confinement of persons who have committed public offenses. c. "Employee of the department of health and human services" means a person who is an employee of an institution controlled by the director of health and human services that is listed in section 218.1, or who is an employee of the civil commitment unit for sex offenders operated by the department of health and human services. A person who …
Sponsors
- Eric Gjerde (D, 74) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 415 .
Subjects: assault, diseases, law enforcement
Common questions
- What is HF2726?
- HF2726 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to testing for communicable diseases for certain persons who have committed an assault against a member of a protected occupation, and including penalties.
- What does HF2726 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to testing for communicable diseases for certain persons who have committed an assault against a member of a protected occupation, and including penalties.
- What is the status of HF2726?
- In committee as of February 25, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 415 . (February 25, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2726?
- Eric Gjerde (D, 74).
- Where is the official record for HF2726?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2726&ga=91
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