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HOUSE
FILE
908
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
452)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
human
trafficking,
including
screening
1
children,
civil
statutes
of
limitations,
an
annual
2
stakeholder
meeting
and
report,
depositions
of
victims,
3
restitution,
restorative
facilities
and
protective
4
services,
and
investigation
and
prosecution,
and
making
5
appropriations.
6
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
80.45,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
i.
Hold
an
annual
meeting
of
stakeholders
to
3
develop
legislative
proposals
to
combat
human
trafficking,
and
4
submit
a
report,
by
December
15,
2025,
and
annually
thereafter
5
for
a
period
of
five
years
ending
with
the
submission
of
6
the
report
in
2030,
to
the
governor
and
general
assembly.
7
Participants
shall
include
the
following:
8
(1)
A
representative
of
the
department
of
public
safety.
9
(2)
A
representative
of
the
office
to
combat
human
10
trafficking.
11
(3)
A
representative
of
the
attorney
general’s
office.
12
(4)
A
representative
of
the
department
of
health
and
human
13
services.
14
(5)
A
representative
of
juvenile
court
services.
15
(6)
A
chief
of
police
or
head
law
enforcement
official
of
a
16
city
in
this
state.
17
(7)
A
county
sheriff.
18
(8)
A
county
attorney
who
serves
on
a
child
protection
19
assistance
team
under
section
915.35,
subsection
4,
paragraph
20
“
a”
.
21
(9)
A
public
defender
or
criminal
law
attorney
with
22
experience
working
on
human
trafficking
cases.
23
(10)
A
member
of
the
public,
or
the
person’s
legal
24
representative,
who
is
a
former
human
trafficking
victim.
25
(11)
A
representative
from
the
Iowa
network
against
human
26
trafficking.
27
(12)
A
representative
from
a
nonprofit
organization
whose
28
primary
focus
is
services
for
human
trafficking
survivors.
29
Sec.
2.
Section
232.2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
30
following
new
subsection:
31
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
“Commercial
sexual
exploitation”
refers
32
to
a
range
of
crimes
and
activities
involving
the
sexual
abuse
33
or
exploitation
of
a
child
for
the
financial
benefit
of
any
34
person
or
in
exchange
for
anything
of
value
including
monetary
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and
nonmonetary
benefits
given
or
received
by
any
person.
1
Sec.
3.
Section
232.28,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
2
to
read
as
follows:
3
2.
The
Upon
receiving
a
complaint
under
subsection
1,
the
4
court
or
its
designee
shall
refer
do
all
of
the
following:
5
a.
Refer
the
complaint
to
an
intake
officer
who
shall
6
consult
with
law
enforcement
authorities
having
knowledge
of
7
the
facts
and
conduct
a
preliminary
inquiry
to
determine
what
8
action
should
be
taken.
9
b.
Order
the
child
subject
to
the
complaint
to
be
screened
10
for
commercial
sexual
exploitation
using
a
standardized,
11
evidence-based,
trauma-informed
screening
tool.
12
Sec.
4.
Section
232.50,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
13
following
new
subsection:
14
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
Prior
to
the
final
dispositional
15
hearing
of
a
child,
the
court
shall
require
a
substance
use
16
disorder
screening
of
the
child.
17
Sec.
5.
Section
232.71B,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
18
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
If
the
department
determines
a
report
constitutes
a
child
21
abuse
allegation,
the
department
shall
promptly
have
the
child
22
subject
to
the
child
abuse
allegation
screened
for
commercial
23
sexual
exploitation
using
a
standardized,
evidence-based,
24
trauma-informed
screening
tool,
and
shall
commence
either
a
25
child
abuse
assessment
within
twenty-four
hours
of
receiving
26
the
report
or
a
family
assessment
within
seventy-two
hours
of
27
receiving
the
report.
28
Sec.
6.
Section
614.8,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
29
to
read
as
follows:
30
2.
Except
as
provided
in
section
614.1,
subsection
9
,
or
31
section
614.8A,
the
times
limited
for
actions
in
this
chapter
,
32
or
chapter
216
,
659A
,
669
,
or
670
,
except
those
brought
for
33
penalties
and
forfeitures,
are
extended
in
favor
of
minors,
34
so
that
they
shall
have
one
year
five
years
from
and
after
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attainment
of
majority
within
which
to
file
a
complaint
1
pursuant
to
chapter
216
,
to
make
a
claim
pursuant
to
chapter
2
669
,
or
to
otherwise
commence
an
action.
3
Sec.
7.
Section
614.8A,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
614.8A
Damages
Commencement
of
action
for
child
or
minor
6
sexual
abuse
or
human
trafficking
——
time
limitation.
7
1.
Notwithstanding
section
614.8,
subsection
2,
and
the
8
times
limited
for
actions
in
this
chapter,
the
time
to
file
9
an
action
related
to
sexual
abuse
or
human
trafficking
that
10
occurred
when
the
injured
person
was
a
minor
is
extended
to
11
five
years
beyond
the
minor’s
attainment
of
eighteen
years
of
12
age.
13
2.
An
In
addition
to
the
extension
of
the
time
provided
in
14
subsection
1,
an
action
for
damages
for
injury
suffered
as
a
15
result
of
sexual
abuse
which
or
human
trafficking
that
occurred
16
when
the
injured
person
was
a
child,
but
not
discovered
until
17
after
the
injured
person
is
of
the
age
of
majority,
shall
18
be
brought
within
four
five
years
from
the
time
of
discovery
19
by
the
injured
party
of
both
the
injury
and
the
causal
20
relationship
between
the
injury
and
the
sexual
abuse
or
human
21
trafficking
.
22
Sec.
8.
Section
710A.1,
subsection
4,
paragraph
a,
23
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
24
follows:
25
“Human
trafficking”
means
participating
in
a
venture
to
26
recruit,
harbor,
transport,
supply
provisions,
or
obtain
27
recruiting,
harboring,
transporting,
supplying
provisions
to,
28
obtaining,
patronizing,
or
soliciting
a
person
for
any
of
the
29
following
purposes:
30
Sec.
9.
Section
710A.1,
subsection
10,
Code
2025,
is
amended
31
to
read
as
follows:
32
10.
“Services”
means
an
ongoing
relationship
between
a
33
person
and
the
actor
in
which
the
person
performs
performing
34
activities
under
the
supervision
of
or
for
the
benefit
of
the
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an
actor,
including
commercial
sexual
activity
and
sexually
1
explicit
performances.
2
Sec.
10.
Section
725.1,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
3
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
b.
If
the
person
who
sells
or
offers
for
sale
the
person’s
5
services
as
a
partner
in
a
sex
act
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
6
the
county
attorney
may
elect,
in
lieu
of
filing
a
petition
7
alleging
that
the
person
has
committed
a
delinquent
act,
to
8
refer
that
person
that
the
person
shall
not
be
arrested,
9
charged,
or
prosecuted
for
an
offense
under
this
section,
but
10
instead
may
be
taken
into
temporary
custody
under
section
11
232.78
or
232.79
or
shall
be
referred
to
the
department
of
12
health
and
human
services
for
the
possible
filing
of
a
petition
13
alleging
that
the
person
is
a
child
in
need
of
assistance.
14
Sec.
11.
Section
910.1,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2025,
are
15
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
1.
“Category
“A”
restitution”
means
fines,
penalties,
the
17
payment
of
crime
victim
compensation
program
reimbursements,
18
and
surcharges.
19
2.
“Category
“B”
restitution”
means
the
contribution
of
20
funds
to
a
local
anticrime
organization
which
that
provided
21
assistance
to
law
enforcement
in
an
offender’s
case,
the
22
payment
of
crime
victim
compensation
program
reimbursements,
23
payment
of
restitution
to
public
agencies
pursuant
to
24
section
321J.2,
subsection
13
,
paragraph
“b”
,
court
costs,
25
court-appointed
attorney
fees
ordered
pursuant
to
section
26
815.9
,
including
the
expense
of
a
public
defender,
and
payment
27
to
the
medical
assistance
program
pursuant
to
chapter
249A
for
28
expenditures
paid
on
behalf
of
the
victim
resulting
from
the
29
offender’s
criminal
activities
including
investigative
costs
30
incurred
by
the
Medicaid
fraud
control
unit
pursuant
to
section
31
249A.50
.
32
Sec.
12.
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
——
33
RESTORATION
FACILITIES.
The
department
of
health
and
human
34
services
shall
develop
a
plan
in
consultation
with
nonprofit
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service
providers
who
provide
restoration
services
to
1
victims
of
human
trafficking
to
increase
the
availability
of
2
restoration
facilities
and
protective
services
available
to
3
juvenile
victims
of
human
trafficking,
including
juvenile
4
victims
who
are
not,
at
the
time
of
victimization,
either
5
a
child
in
need
of
assistance
or
otherwise
involved
in
6
the
juvenile
court
system.
The
department
shall
consider
7
developing
a
network
with
other
states
to
provide
housing
8
outside
of
the
state
for
victims
at
risk
of
returning
to
the
9
person
involved
in
the
victim’s
trafficking.
The
department
of
10
health
and
human
services
shall
present
a
report
detailing
the
11
plan
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
15,
12
2025.
13
Sec.
13.
OFFICE
OF
THE
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
——
HUMAN
TRAFFICKING
14
——
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
15
of
the
state
to
the
office
of
the
attorney
general
for
the
16
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
ending
June
30,
2026,
17
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
18
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
19
For
the
creation
of
a
joint
unit
involving
the
attorney
20
general’s
office,
and
the
Iowa
office
to
combat
human
21
trafficking
within
the
division
of
intelligence
and
fusion
22
center
of
the
department
of
public
safety,
for
the
purpose
23
of
investigating
and
prosecuting
human
trafficking
cases,
24
collecting
and
analyzing
human
trafficking
data,
evaluating
25
the
effectiveness
of
state-funded
initiatives
to
combat
human
26
trafficking,
and
working
with
state
agencies
to
report
data
on
27
human
trafficking
investigations
and
prosecutions:
28
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29
EXPLANATION
30
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
31
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
32
This
bill
relates
to
human
trafficking,
including
civil
33
statutes
of
limitations,
an
annual
stakeholder
meeting
and
34
report,
depositions
of
victims,
restitution,
restorative
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facilities
and
protective
services,
and
investigation
and
1
prosecution.
2
The
bill
directs
the
office
to
combat
human
trafficking
3
within
the
department
of
public
safety
to
hold
an
annual
4
meeting
of
stakeholders
to
develop
legislative
proposals
to
5
combat
human
trafficking,
and
submit
a
report
to
the
governor
6
and
general
assembly
by
December
15,
2025,
and
annually
7
thereafter
for
five
years
until
the
submission
of
the
report
in
8
2030.
The
bill
specifies
the
participants
in
the
meeting.
9
The
bill
increases
the
statute
of
limitations
for
commencing
10
an
action
for
sexual
abuse
or
human
trafficking
of
a
minor
or
11
child
to
five
years
after
the
victim
has
attained
18
years
of
12
age.
13
The
bill
provides
that
“commercial
sexual
exploitation”
14
refers
to
a
range
of
crimes
and
activities
involving
the
sexual
15
abuse
or
exploitation
of
a
child
for
the
financial
benefit
16
of
any
person
or
in
exchange
for
anything
of
value
including
17
monetary
and
nonmonetary
benefits
given
or
received
by
any
18
person.
19
The
bill
requires
the
juvenile
court
or
the
court’s
20
designee
to
order
a
child
screened
for
exploitation
using
a
21
standardized,
evidence-based,
trauma-informed
screening
tool
22
when
the
court
receives
a
complaint
alleging
that
the
child
23
committed
a
delinquent
act.
24
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
health
and
human
25
services
(HHS)
to
screen
a
child
for
exploitation
using
a
26
standardized,
evidence-based,
trauma-informed
screening
tool
27
if
HHS
determines
a
report
it
receives
alleging
child
abuse
28
constitutes
a
child
abuse
allegation.
29
The
bill
requires
the
juvenile
court
to
order
a
substance
use
30
disorder
screening
of
a
child
prior
to
the
final
disposition
of
31
the
child’s
case.
32
The
bill
provides
that
the
time
limitations
for
actions
are
33
extended
in
favor
of
minors
so
that
they
have
five
years
from
34
reaching
the
age
of
majority
to
make
a
claim.
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The
bill
provides
that
if
a
person
who
sells
or
offers
1
for
sale
the
person’s
services
as
a
partner
in
a
sex
act
is
2
under
the
age
of
18,
the
county
attorney
may
elect,
in
lieu
3
of
filing
a
petition
alleging
that
the
person
has
committed
a
4
delinquent
act,
that
the
person
shall
not
be
arrested,
charged,
5
or
prosecuted
for
the
offense,
but
instead
may
be
taken
into
6
temporary
custody
under
Code
section
232.78
or
232.79
or
shall
7
be
referred
to
HHS
for
the
possible
filing
of
a
petition
8
alleging
that
the
person
is
a
child
in
need
of
assistance.
9
Current
law
provides
that
“category
“A”
restitution”
10
means
fines,
penalties,
and
surcharges,
and
“category
“B”
11
restitution”
means
the
contribution
of
funds
to
a
local
12
anticrime
organization
which
provided
assistance
to
law
13
enforcement
in
an
offender’s
case,
the
payment
of
crime
14
victim
compensation
program
reimbursements,
payment
of
15
restitution
to
public
agencies
pursuant
to
Code
section
16
321J.2(13)(b)
(operating
while
under
the
influence),
court
17
costs,
court-appointed
attorney
fees,
and
payment
to
the
18
medical
assistance
program.
19
The
bill
provides
that
the
payment
of
crime
victim
20
compensation
program
reimbursements
is
category
“A”
21
restitution.
22
The
bill
directs
HHS
to
develop
a
plan
in
consultation
with
23
nonprofit
service
providers
who
provide
restoration
services
24
to
victims
of
human
trafficking
to
increase
the
availability
25
of
restoration
facilities
and
protective
services
available
26
to
juvenile
victims
of
human
trafficking,
including
juvenile
27
victims
who
are
not,
at
the
time
of
victimization,
either
28
a
child
in
need
of
assistance
or
otherwise
involved
in
the
29
juvenile
court
system.
HHS
shall
consider
developing
a
network
30
with
other
states
to
provide
housing
outside
of
the
state
for
31
victims
at
risk
of
returning
to
the
person
involved
in
the
32
victim’s
trafficking.
A
report
detailing
the
plan
shall
be
33
presented
to
the
governor
and
the
general
assembly
by
December
34
15,
2025.
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The
bill
appropriates
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
1
to
the
office
of
the
attorney
general
for
the
fiscal
year
2
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
ending
June
30,
2026,
$750,000
to
3
be
used
for
the
purpose
of
creating
a
joint
unit
involving
the
4
attorney
general’s
office,
and
the
Iowa
office
to
combat
human
5
trafficking
within
the
division
of
intelligence
and
fusion
6
center
of
the
department
of
public
safety,
for
the
purpose
7
of
investigating
and
prosecuting
human
trafficking
cases,
8
collecting
and
analyzing
human
trafficking
data,
evaluating
9
the
effectiveness
of
state-funded
initiatives
to
combat
human
10
trafficking,
and
working
with
state
agencies
to
report
data
on
11
human
trafficking
investigations
and
prosecutions.
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