Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF172: A BILL FOR An Act relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention
Status: In committee, February 5, 2026
An Act relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention.
From the introduced text, January 30, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 2018XS (4) jda/jh S.F. Section 1. Section 256.9, subsection 46, paragraph a, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: a. Develop and make available to school districts, examples of age-appropriate and research-based materials and lists of resources which parents may use to teach their children to recognize unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances, to not make unwanted physical and verbal sexual advances, to effectively reject unwanted sexual advances, that it is wrong to take advantage of or exploit another person, about the dangers of sexual exploitation by means of the internet including specific strategies to help students protect themselves and their personally identifiable information from such exploitation, and about counseling, medical, and legal resources available to survivors of sexual abuse and sexual assault, including resources for escaping violent relationships. The materials and resources shall cover verbal, physical, and visual sexual harassment, including nonconsensual sexual advances, and nonconsensual physical sexual contact, and child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention. In developing the materials and resource list, the director shall consult with entities that shall include but not be limited to the departments of health and human services …
Sponsors
- Jeff Taylor (R, 2) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 4:30PM Room 315.
- : Subcommittee reassigned: Taylor, Gruenhagen, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 106 .
- : * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- : Referred to Education. S.J. 1057 .
- : Amendment S-3017 filed. S.J. 426 .
- : Placed on calendar.
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 406 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/20/2025 1:00PM Room 315.
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 406 . (March 4, 2025): 16 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SF172?
- SF172 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention.
- What does SF172 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention.
- What is the status of SF172?
- In committee as of February 5, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (February 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF172?
- Jeff Taylor (R, 2).
- Where is the official record for SF172?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+0172&ga=91
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