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HF 180 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of grooming and the sex offender registry, and making penalties applicable.

This bill enhances penalties for the criminal offense of grooming. It mandates that individuals convicted of grooming, which is a Class D felony, must register as a Tier I sex offender. Additionally, persons convicted of grooming will receive a special sentence, including 10 years in the custody of the Iowa Department of Corrections with parole eligibility, and must register as a sex offender for 10 years upon their release. This bill directly affects individuals convicted of grooming by imposing these specific registration and sentencing requirements.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill increases mandatory sentences and expands criminalization by requiring sex offender registration for grooming convictions.90% confidence
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2025
Signed into Law
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Signed Mar 28, 2025
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What changed between versions

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · Mar 28, 2025
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This document shows a formatting transition from the original enrolled version of House File 180 to a version with the Governor's action. The substantive content of the bill remains unchanged, with no modifications to the law itself.
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The document was reformatted from a line-by-line enrolled format to a standard bill layout with the Governor's signature block added at the end, indicating the bill has been signed into law.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2025 · House Feb 20, 2025

How they voted

47–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 49
Mar 12, 2025
D Democratic16
14 Yea 2
87% Yea
R Republican33
33 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
0
Mar 28, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0.
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 87, nays 5.
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.