SF2115 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to sexual exploitation of a minor and deferred and suspended sentences.(Formerly SSB 3021 .)

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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 JUDICIARY
Last action: 2026-03-23
Official status: Fiscal note .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to sexual exploitation of a minor and deferred and suspended sentences.(Formerly SSB 3021 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act relating to sexual exploitation of a minor and deferred and suspended sentences.(Formerly SSB 3021 .)

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Bill History

2026-03-23 Iowa Legislature
Fiscal note .
2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599 .
2026-01-27 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 153 .
2026-01-27 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 143 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to sexual exploitation of a minor and deferred and suspended sentences.(Formerly SSB 3021 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2115

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2115

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

JUDICIARY

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

3021)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

sexual

exploitation

of

a

minor

and

deferred

1

and

suspended

sentences.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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S.F.

2115

Section

1.

Section

907.3,

subsection

2,

paragraph

a,

Code

1

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subparagraph:

2

NEW

SUBPARAGRAPH

.

(10)

The

offense

is

a

violation

of

3

section

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and

the

minor

at

the

time

of

the

offense

was

4

under

twelve

years

of

age

or

prepubescent.

5

Sec.

2.

Section

907.3,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

6

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

7

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

i.

The

offense

is

a

violation

of

section

8

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and

the

minor

at

the

time

of

the

offense

was

under

9

twelve

years

of

age

or

prepubescent.

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

sexual

exploitation

of

a

minor

and

14

deferred

and

suspended

sentences.

15

The

bill

provides

that

a

person

convicted

of

sexual

16

exploitation

of

a

child

in

violation

of

Code

section

728.12

is

17

not

eligible

to

receive

a

deferred

or

suspended

sentence

if

the

18

minor

at

the

time

of

the

offense

was

under

12

years

of

age

or

19

prepubescent.

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