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House
File
748
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
748
BY
BAGNIEWSKI
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
child
endangerment,
and
providing
penalties.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
726.6,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
A
person
who
is
the
parent,
guardian,
or
person
having
3
custody
or
control
over
a
child
or
a
minor
under
the
age
of
4
eighteen
with
a
mental
or
physical
disability,
except
as
5
provided
in
paragraph
“d”
,
or
a
person
who
is
a
member
of
the
6
household
in
which
a
child
or
such
a
minor
resides,
commits
7
child
endangerment
when
the
person
does
any
of
the
following:
8
Sec.
2.
Section
726.6,
subsection
1,
paragraph
d,
Code
2025,
9
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
d.
Willfully
deprives
a
any
child
or
minor
under
the
age
of
11
eighteen,
whether
the
child
or
minor
has
a
mental
or
physical
12
disability
or
not,
of
necessary
food,
clothing,
shelter,
health
13
care
or
supervision
appropriate
to
the
child
or
minor’s
age,
14
when
the
person
is
reasonably
able
to
make
the
necessary
15
provisions
and
which
deprivation
substantially
harms
the
child
16
or
minor’s
physical,
mental
,
or
emotional
health.
For
purposes
17
of
this
paragraph,
the
failure
to
provide
specific
medical
18
treatment
shall
not
for
that
reason
alone
be
considered
willful
19
deprivation
of
health
care
if
the
person
can
show
that
such
20
treatment
would
conflict
with
the
tenets
and
practice
of
a
21
recognized
religious
denomination
of
which
the
person
is
an
22
adherent
or
member.
This
exception
does
not
in
any
manner
23
restrict
the
right
of
an
interested
party
to
petition
the
court
24
on
behalf
of
the
best
interest
of
the
child
or
minor.
25
Sec.
3.
Section
726.6,
subsections
7
and
8,
Code
2025,
are
26
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
7.
A
person
who
commits
child
endangerment
resulting
in
28
bodily
injury
to
a
child
or
minor
or
child
endangerment
in
29
violation
of
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“g”
“d”
,
that
does
not
30
result
in
a
serious
injury,
or
a
person
who
commits
child
31
endangerment
in
violation
of
subsection
2
,
is
guilty
of
a
class
32
“D”
“C”
felony.
33
8.
A
person
who
commits
child
endangerment
that
is
not
34
subject
to
penalty
under
subsection
5,
6,
or
7
is
guilty
of
an
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aggravated
misdemeanor
resulting
in
bodily
injury
to
a
child
1
or
minor,
or
child
endangerment
in
violation
of
subsection
2
1,
paragraph
“g”
,
that
does
not
result
in
serious
injury,
3
or
a
person
who
commits
child
endangerment
in
violation
of
4
subsection
2,
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony
.
5
Sec.
4.
Section
726.6,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
6
following
new
subsection:
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9.
A
person
who
commits
child
endangerment
8
that
is
not
subject
to
penalty
under
subsection
5,
6,
7,
or
8
is
9
guilty
of
an
aggravated
misdemeanor.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
relates
to
child
endangerment.
14
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
commits
child
15
endangerment
by
willfully
depriving
any
child
or
minor
under
16
the
age
of
18,
whether
the
child
or
minor
has
a
mental
or
17
physical
disability
or
not,
of
necessary
food,
clothing,
18
shelter,
health
care,
or
supervision
appropriate
to
the
child’s
19
or
minor’s
age
when
the
person
is
reasonably
able
to
make
the
20
necessary
provisions
and
which
deprivation
substantially
harms
21
the
child’s
or
minor’s
physical,
mental,
or
emotional
health
is
22
guilty
of
a
class
“C”
felony.
23
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
commits
child
24
endangerment
resulting
in
bodily
injury
to
a
child
or
minor;
25
or
who
knowingly
permits
a
child
or
minor
to
be
present
at
26
a
location
where
amphetamine,
its
salts,
isomers,
or
salts
27
of
isomers,
or
methamphetamine,
its
salts,
isomers,
or
salts
28
of
isomers,
is
manufactured,
that
does
not
result
in
serious
29
injury;
or
who
is
required
to
register
as
a
sex
offender
for
30
a
sex
offense
against
a
minor
who
knowingly
has
control
of
a
31
minor,
or
who
knowingly
has
unsupervised
access
to
a
minor,
is
32
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony.
33
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
who
commits
child
34
endangerment
not
subject
to
penalty
under
subsection
5,
6,
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7,
or
8
of
Code
section
726.6
is
guilty
of
an
aggravated
1
misdemeanor.
2
An
aggravated
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
3
no
more
than
two
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$855
but
not
more
4
than
$8,540.
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
5
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,025
but
6
not
more
than
$10,245.
A
class
“C”
felony
is
punishable
by
7
confinement
for
no
more
than
10
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
8
$1,370
but
not
more
than
$13,660.
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