Bill Text: IA HSB22 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of grooming and the sex offender registry, and making penalties applicable.(See HF 180.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-30 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 180. [HSB22 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-HSB22-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
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Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
PUBLIC
SAFETY
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
criminal
offense
of
grooming
and
the
sex
1
offender
registry,
and
making
penalties
applicable.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
692A.102,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
1
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
2
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(05)
Grooming
in
violation
of
section
3
709.8A.
4
EXPLANATION
5
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
6
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
7
This
bill
relates
to
the
criminal
offense
of
grooming
and
the
8
sex
offender
registry.
9
The
bill
provides
that
a
person
convicted
of
the
criminal
10
offense
of
grooming
under
Code
section
709.8A
is
required
to
11
register
as
a
tier
I
sex
offender.
Grooming
is
a
class
“D”
12
felony.
13
In
addition
to
any
other
punishment
provided
by
law,
a
14
person
convicted
of
grooming
is
sentenced
to
a
special
sentence
15
committing
the
person
to
custody
of
the
director
of
the
16
Iowa
department
of
corrections
for
a
period
of
10
years
with
17
eligibility
for
parole;
and
must
register
as
a
sex
offender
for
18
a
period
of
10
years
upon
placement
on
probation,
parole
or
19
work
release,
or
release
from
incarceration.
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