HF43 • 2026

A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties.(See HF 899 .)

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: GUSTOFF
Last action: 2025-03-31
Official status: Withdrawn. H.J. 871 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties.(See HF 899 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties.(See HF 899 .)

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Bill History

2025-03-31 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. H.J. 871 .
2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 899 .
2025-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 530 .
2025-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 530 .
2025-01-22 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2025-01-16 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2025 3:00PM House Lounge.
2025-01-15 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Gustoff, Meyer, B. and Wengryn. H.J. 82 .
2025-01-14 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 45 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties.(See HF 899 .)

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House

File

43

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

43

BY

GUSTOFF

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

establishing

the

criminal

offense

of

unlawful

electronic

1

transmission

of

sexually

explicit

visual

material,

and

2

providing

penalties.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

692A.102,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

1

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subparagraph:

2

NEW

SUBPARAGRAPH

.

(06)

Electronic

transmission

of

sexually

3

explicit

picture

or

video

in

violation

of

section

709.9A.

4

Sec.

2.

NEW

SECTION

.

709.9A

Electronic

transmission

of

5

sexually

explicit

visual

material.

6

A

person

who

is

eighteen

years

of

age

or

older

commits

a

7

serious

misdemeanor

if

the

person

knowingly

sends

a

picture

8

or

video,

which

the

person

knows

or

reasonably

should

know

9

is

unsolicited,

by

electronic

means

depicting

any

of

the

10

following:

11

1.

Any

person’s

genitals

or

pubic

area.

12

2.

Any

person

engaging

in

a

sex

act,

as

defined

in

section

13

702.17.

14

3.

The

covered

genitals

of

a

male

person

that

are

in

a

15

discernibly

turgid

state.

16

EXPLANATION

17

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

18

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

19

This

bill

establishes

the

criminal

offense

of

unlawful

20

electronic

transmission

of

sexually

explicit

visual

material.

21

The

bill

provides

that

a

person

who

is

18

years

of

age

or

22

older

who

knowingly

sends

an

unsolicited

picture

or

video

by

23

electronic

means

depicting

any

person’s

genitals

or

pubic

area,

24

any

person

engaging

in

a

sex

act,

or

the

covered

genitals

of

a

25

male

person

that

are

in

a

discernibly

turgid

state

is

guilty

26

of

a

serious

misdemeanor.

A

serious

misdemeanor

is

punishable

27

by

confinement

for

no

more

than

one

year

and

a

fine

of

at

least

28

$430

but

not

more

than

$2,560.

29

A

person

convicted

of

a

violation

of

the

bill

is

required

to

30

register

as

a

sex

offender.

31

A

person

convicted

of

a

violation

of

the

bill

is

also

32

required

to

be

sentenced

to

a

special

sentence

committing

the

33

person

into

the

custody

of

the

director

of

the

Iowa

department

34

of

corrections

for

a

period

of

10

years,

with

eligibility

for

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