Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HSB706: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of electronic monitoring for sex offenders
Status: In committee, February 19, 2026
An Act relating to the use of electronic monitoring for sex offenders.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the use of electronic monitoring for sex offenders.
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of electronic monitoring for sex offenders. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6886YC (1) as/js H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 692A.124, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 692A.124 Electronic monitoring. 1. A Except as provided in subsection 4, a sex offender who is placed on probation, parole, work release, special sentence, or any other type of conditional release, may be supervised by an electronic tracking and monitoring system in addition to any other conditions of supervision. 2. The Except as provided in subsection 4, the determination to use electronic tracking and monitoring to supervise a sex offender shall be based upon a validated risk assessment approved by the department of corrections, and also upon the sex offender's criminal history, progress in treatment and supervision, and other relevant factors. 3. If Except as provided in subsection 4, if a sex offender is under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, the determination to use electronic tracking and monitoring to supervise the sex offender shall be based upon a risk assessment performed by a juvenile court officer. 4. A sex offender subject to the registration requirements under section 692A.104, and verification of relevant information requirements under section 692A.108, who is unable to provide verification of …
Sponsors
- Public Safety (I) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2644 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 338 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 338 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2026 8:00AM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Vondran, Gustoff and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 250 .
- : Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 246 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 338 . (February 18, 2026): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: criminal offenders, sex crimes, electronics
Common questions
- What is HSB706?
- HSB706 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the use of electronic monitoring for sex offenders.
- What does HSB706 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the use of electronic monitoring for sex offenders.
- What is the status of HSB706?
- In committee as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2644 . (February 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored HSB706?
- Public Safety (I).
- Where is the official record for HSB706?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HSB+0706&ga=91
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