HF 81 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to obscene materials involving minors, and providing penalties.

HF 81 defines "obscene material involving a minor" as visual depictions meeting specific criteria (depicting minors in prohibited sexual acts, appealing to prurient interest, being patently offensive, and lacking serious value). It prohibits producing, distributing, receiving, or possessing such material, with first offenses classified as aggravated misdemeanors (up to 2 years jail, $8,540 fine) and repeat offenses as class D felonies (up to 5 years jail, $10,245 fine), requiring sex offender registration. The bill exempts law enforcement activities, educational materials in schools/libraries, and does not require the depicted minor to exist. The bill was withdrawn on March 31, 2025, after committee approval.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Mar 31, 2025
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Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Mar 6, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 826.
legislature
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1.
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 22, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/23/2025 2:00PM RM 102.
legislature
Jan 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Thomson, C., Fett and Srinivas.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Judiciary.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Helena Hayes
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