Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: Enacted

HF 2240 — A bill for an act relating to harassment by the dissemination, publishing, distribution, or posting of a visual depiction showing another person in a state of full or partial nudity or engaged in a sex act that has been altered to falsely depict another person, and making penalties applicable.

Last action — Signed by Governor.

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    Passed Senate
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2024. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on April 19, 2024.

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  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

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House File 2240 - Enrolled House File 2240 AN ACT RELATING TO HARASSMENT BY THE DISSEMINATION, PUBLISHING, DISTRIBUTION, OR POSTING OF A VISUAL DEPICTION SHOWING ANOTHER PERSON IN A STATE OF FULL OR PARTIAL NUDITY OR ENGAGED IN A SEX ACT THAT HAS BEEN ALTERED TO FALSELY DEPICT ANOTHER PERSON, AND MAKING PENALTIES APPLICABLE.
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.-------------------___ - GENERAL .-\,S S F 1 1 1 3 1 A ' !IU1l1 U1lE7PUI IRUI I !,II I 1IISI I Uf1I 1 1 !ll l SUI ! House File 2240 AN ACT RELATING TO HARASSMENT BY THE DISSEMINATION, PUBLISHING, DISTRIBUTION, OR POSTING OF A VISUAL DEPICTION SHOWING ANOTHER PERSON IN A STATE OF FULL OR PARTIAL NUDITY OR ENGAGED IN A SEX ACT THAT HAS BEEN ALTERED TO FALSELY DEPICT ANOTHER PERSON, AND MAKING PENALTIES APPLICABLE.
Section 1 .
Section 1.
Section 692A.102, subsection 1 , paragraph a , subparagraph ( 6), subparagraph division (a), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
Section 692A.102, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (6), subparagraph division (a), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Harassmcnt Except as provided in subparagraph division (0b), harassment in violation of section 708.7, subsection 1, 2 , or 3 , if a determination is made that the offense was sexually motivated pursuant to section 692A.126.
(a) Harassment Except as provided in subparagraph division (0b), harassment in violation of section 708.7, subsection 1, 2, or 3, if a determination is made that the offense was sexually motivated pursuant to section 692A.126.
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Section 692A.102, subsection 1 , paragraph a , subparagraph (6), Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph division:
Section 692A.102, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (6), Code 2024, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph division:
NEW SUBPARAGRAPH DIVISION.
NEW SUBPARAGRAPH DIVISION .
(0b) Harassment in violation of section 708.7, subsection 1 , paragraph -a -, subparagraph ( 5), if committed by a person eighteen years of age or older.
(0b) Harassment in violation of section 708.7, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (5), if committed by a person eighteen years of age or older.
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Section 708.7, subsection 1 , paragraph a, subparagraph (5), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
Section 708.7, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (5), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows:
Notwithstanding subsection 5 , a person eighteen years of age or older who commits a violation of this subparagraph shall be required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A.
Notwithstanding subsection 5, a person eighteen years of age or older who commits a violation of this subparagraph shall be required to register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A.
For purposes of this section, another person - includes an individual, recognizable by the person's face, likeness, or other distinguishing features, whose image is used to create, adapt, or modify a visual depiction to depict that other person in a manner as described in this subparagraph.
For purposes of this section, “another person” includes an individual, recognizable by the person’s face, likeness, or other distinguishing features, whose image is used to create, adapt, or modify a visual depiction to depict that other person in a manner as described in this subparagraph.
• PAT GRASSLEY AMY SIN •fAIR Speaker of the House Preside t of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2240, Ninetieth General Assembly.
______________________________ ______________________________ PAT GRASSLEY AMY SINCLAIR Speaker of the House President of the Senate I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2240, Ninetieth General Assembly.
MEGHAW NELSON Chi the House Approved , 2024 Governor
______________________________ MEGHAN NELSON Chief Clerk of the House Approved _______________, 2024 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor.

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

  3. Message from House.

  4. Immediate message.

  5. Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0.

  6. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8224.

  7. Fiscal note.

  8. Senate amendment H-8224 filed.

  9. Message from Senate.

  10. Immediate message.

  11. Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0.

  12. Amendment S-5069 out of order.

  13. Amendment S-5082 filed, adopted.

  14. Amendment S-5069 filed.

  15. Placed on calendar.

  16. Committee report, recommending passage.

  17. Subcommittee: Cournoyer, Bennett, and Webster.

  18. Read first time, referred to Technology.

  19. Message from House.

  20. Explanation of vote.

  21. Immediate message.

  22. Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0.

  23. Fiscal note.

  24. Introduced, placed on calendar.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY · Primary

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Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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HF 2240 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY.
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 31, 2024. Enacted.
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