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HF2201 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to sexual misconduct with offenders and juveniles, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 529 .)

A bill for an act relating to sexual misconduct with offenders and juveniles, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 529 .)

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
Last action
2026-02-24
Official status
Fiscal note .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to sexual misconduct with offenders and juveniles, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 529 .)

A bill for an act relating to sexual misconduct with offenders and juveniles, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 529 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to sexual misconduct with offenders and juveniles, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 529 .)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-24 Iowa Legislature

    Fiscal note .

  2. 2026-01-29 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 173 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to sexual misconduct with offenders and juveniles, and providing penalties.(Formerly HSB 529 .)

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
House

File

2201

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2201

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

PUBLIC

SAFETY

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

529)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

sexual

misconduct

with

offenders

and

1

juveniles,

and

providing

penalties.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

2201

Section

1.

Section

709.16,

subsections

1

and

3,

Code

2026,

1

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

1.

Any

peace

officer,

or

an

officer,

employee,

contractor,

3

vendor,

volunteer,

or

agent

of

the

department

of

corrections,

4

or

an

officer,

employee,

or

agent

of

a

judicial

district

5

department

of

correctional

services,

who

engages

in

a

sex

6

act

with

an

individual

committed

to

the

custody

of

the

7

department

of

corrections

or

a

judicial

district

department

of

8

correctional

services

commits

an

aggravated

misdemeanor

a

class

9

“D”

felony

.

10

3.

Any

peace

officer,

or

an

officer,

employee,

contractor,

11

vendor,

volunteer,

or

agent

of

a

county

who

engages

in

a

sex

12

act

with

a

prisoner

incarcerated

in

a

county

jail

commits

an

13

aggravated

misdemeanor

a

class

“D”

felony

.

14

Sec.

2.

Section

709.16,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

Code

15

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

16

a.

Any

peace

officer,

or

an

officer,

employee,

contractor,

17

vendor,

volunteer,

or

agent

of

a

juvenile

placement

facility

18

who

engages

in

a

sex

act

with

a

juvenile

placed

at

such

19

facility

commits

an

aggravated

misdemeanor

a

class

“D”

felony

.

20

EXPLANATION

21

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

22

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

23

This

bill

relates

to

sexual

misconduct

with

offenders

and

24

juveniles.

25

The

bill

increases

the

penalty

from

an

aggravated

26

misdemeanor

to

a

class

“D”

felony

for

any

peace

officer,

or

27

an

officer,

employee,

contractor,

vendor,

volunteer,

or

an

28

agent

of

the

department

of

corrections

or

a

judicial

district

29

department

of

correctional

services

or

an

agent

of

a

county,

or

30

an

agent

of

a

juvenile

placement

facility

or

county

jail,

who

31

engages

in

a

sex

act

with

a

person

committed

to

the

custody

of

32

the

department

of

corrections

or

a

judicial

district

department

33

of

correctional

services,

with

a

juvenile

placed

at

a

juvenile

34

placement

facility,

or

with

a

prisoner

incarcerated

in

a

county

35

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2201

jail.

A

class

“D”

felony

is

punishable

by

confinement

for

no

1

more

than

five

years

and

a

fine

of

at

least

$1,025

but

not

more

2

than

$10,245.

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