Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF342: A BILL FOR An Act establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 20, 2025
An Act establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, February 18, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2718XS (1) as/js S.F. Section 1. Section 692A.102, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 2025, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (06) Electronic transmission of sexually explicit picture or video in violation of section 709.9A. Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 709.9A Electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material. A person who is eighteen years of age or older commits a serious misdemeanor if the person knowingly sends a picture or video, which the person knows or reasonably should know is unsolicited, by electronic means depicting any of the following: 1. Any person's genitals or pubic area. 2. Any person engaging in a sex act, as defined in section 702.17. 3. The covered genitals of a male person that are in a discernibly turgid state. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill establishes the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material. The bill provides that a person who is 18 years of age or older who knowingly sends an unsolicited picture or video by electronic …
Sponsors
- Cherielynn Westrich (R, 13) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. S.J. 327 .
- : Introduced, referred to Judiciary. S.J. 293 .
Subjects: criminal offenders, sentencing, sexual activity, technology, images, electronics, misdemeanors, corrections department
Common questions
- What is SF342?
- SF342 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties.
- What does SF342 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties.
- What is the status of SF342?
- In committee as of February 20, 2025. Latest action: Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot. S.J. 327 . (February 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SF342?
- Cherielynn Westrich (R, 13).
- Where is the official record for SF342?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0342&ga=91
Source: official Iowa record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.