Bill Text: IA SF124 | 2025-2026 | 91st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the issuance of a subpoena or search warrant for menstrual health data.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-28 - Subcommittee: Schultz, Bousselot, and Petersen. S.J. 153. [SF124 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2025-SF124-Introduced.html
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BY
PETERSEN
,
STAED
,
CELSI
,
DONAHUE
,
DOTZLER
,
TOWNSEND
,
WAHLS
,
BENNETT
,
and
WEINER
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
issuance
of
a
subpoena
or
search
warrant
1
for
menstrual
health
data.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
622.63,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
622.63
Subpoenas.
3
1.
The
clerks
of
the
several
courts
shall,
on
application
4
of
any
person
having
a
cause
or
matter
pending
in
court,
issue
5
a
subpoena
for
witnesses
under
the
seal
of
the
court,
inserting
6
all
the
names
required
by
the
applicant
in
one
subpoena,
if
7
practicable,
which
may
be
served
by
the
sheriff
of
the
county,
8
or
by
the
party
or
any
other
person.
9
2.
No
subpoena
shall
be
issued
or
served
for
the
purpose
10
of
seeking
menstrual
health
data
as
defined
in
section
808.2,
11
subsection
2.
12
Sec.
2.
Section
808.2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
13
follows:
14
808.2
Authorization.
15
1.
A
search
warrant
may
be
issued:
16
1.
a.
For
property
which
has
been
obtained
in
violation
of
17
law.
18
2.
b.
For
property,
the
possession
of
which
is
unlawful.
19
3.
c.
For
property
used
or
possessed
with
the
intent
to
be
20
used
as
the
means
of
committing
a
public
offense
or
concealed
21
to
prevent
an
offense
from
being
discovered.
22
4.
d.
For
any
other
property
relevant
and
material
as
23
evidence
in
a
criminal
prosecution.
24
2.
No
search
warrant
shall
be
issued
for
the
search
and
25
seizure
of
menstrual
health
data
stored
on
a
computer,
computer
26
network,
or
other
device
containing
electronic
or
digital
27
information.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“menstrual
health
28
data”
means
any
information,
recorded
in
any
form
or
medium,
29
that
is
created
or
received
by
an
entity
that
relates
to
or
is
30
used
to
determine,
predict,
or
estimate
the
past,
present,
or
31
future
menstrual
health
or
menstrual
status
of
an
individual.
32
EXPLANATION
33
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
34
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
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This
bill
relates
to
the
issuance
of
a
subpoena
or
search
1
warrant
for
menstrual
health
data.
2
The
bill
provides
that
no
subpoena
shall
be
issued
or
served
3
for
the
purpose
of
seeking
menstrual
health
data
as
defined
in
4
Code
section
808.2(2).
5
Code
section
808.2
currently
provides
that
a
search
warrant
6
may
be
issued
for
property
which
has
been
obtained
in
violation
7
of
law;
for
the
unlawful
possession
of
property;
for
property
8
used
or
possessed
to
commit
a
public
offense
or
to
conceal
9
an
offense
from
being
discovered;
or
for
any
other
property
10
relevant
and
material
as
evidence
in
a
criminal
prosecution.
11
The
bill
provides
that
no
search
warrant
shall
be
issued
12
for
the
search
and
seizure
of
menstrual
health
data
stored
13
on
a
computer,
computer
network,
or
other
device
containing
14
electronic
or
digital
information.
The
bill
defines
“menstrual
15
health
data”
as
any
information,
recorded
in
any
form
or
16
medium,
that
is
created
or
received
by
an
entity
that
relates
17
to
or
is
used
to
determine,
predict,
or
estimate
the
past,
18
present,
or
future
menstrual
health
or
menstrual
status
of
an
19
individual.
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