Iowa 91th General Assembly Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

HF864 — A bill for an act relating to obscene material available on devices and imposing civil liability on certain entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet.(See HF 864.)

Last action — Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 62.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 15, 2025. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on June 01, 2026.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

A bill for an act relating to obscene material available on devices and imposing civil liability on certain entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet.(See HF 864.)

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1165.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1164.

  3. Message from House. S.J. 941.

  4. Immediate message. H.J. 1066.

  5. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083.

  6. Passed House, yeas 82, nays 2. H.J. 1063.

  7. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8430. H.J. 1062.

  8. Senate amendment H-8430 filed. H.J. 1047.

  9. Message from Senate. H.J. 1035.

  10. Immediate message. S.J. 918.

  11. Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. S.J. 917.

  12. Amendment S-5012 out of order. S.J. 916.

  13. Amendment S-5231 filed, adopted. S.J. 916.

  14. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 659.

  15. Placed on calendar.

  16. Amendment S-5012 filed. S.J. 307.

  17. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 307.

  18. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  19. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2026 9:30AM Senate Lounge.

  20. Subcommittee: Alons, Bennett, and Taylor. S.J. 124.

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  22. Referred to Technology. S.J. 1057.

  23. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 689.

  24. Read first time, attached to SF 443. S.J. 607.

  25. Message from House. S.J. 607.

  26. Immediate message. H.J. 767.

  27. Explanations of votes. H.J. 812.

  28. Explanation of vote. H.J. 811.

  29. Passed House, yeas 88, nays 1. H.J. 763.

  30. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 563.

  31. Withdrawn. H.J. 772.

  32. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 864.

  33. Committee vote: Yeas, 20. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 505.

  34. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 505.

  35. Sponsor added, Young. H.J. 440.

  36. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  37. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2025 12:00PM RM 19.

  38. Subcommittee: Wheeler, Fett and Srinivas. H.J. 98.

  39. Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 62.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HF864 do?
A bill for an act relating to obscene material available on devices and imposing civil liability on certain entities who publish or distribute obscene material on the internet.(See HF 864.)
Who sponsors HF864?
HF864 is sponsored by John H. Wills (Republican).
What is the current status of HF864?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 15, 2025. It awaits signature.
Where can I track HF864?
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