Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

HF 228 — A bill for an act relating to prostitution, and making penalties applicable.

Last action — Subcommittee recommends passage.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Prognosis

Advancing 36% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    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 D).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill expands the definition of a class 'D' felony related to purchasing sex acts from minors to include individuals who are reasonably believed to be under the age of eighteen.

  • Section 725.1

    from a person who is under the age of eighteen → from a person who is under the age of eighteen, or who is reasonably believed to be under the age of eighteen including a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a minor under the age of eighteen

    It clarifies that purchasing sex from someone believed to be under eighteen, including sting operations, is a felony.

Action History

  1. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  2. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2025 12:30PM RM 304.1.

  3. Subcommittee: Thompson, M., Wessel-Kroeschell and Williams.

  4. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 25 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 56 Yea · 37 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 31202
Unaffiliated 261902
Democrat 01603
Total 573707
% of votes cast 56%37%0%7%
How each member voted (101)
Member Party Vote
Bacon — Yea
Best — Yea
Brink — Yea
Bush — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Dolecheck — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gobble — Yea
Graber — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Hein — Yea
Hite — Yea
Jacobsen — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Klein — Yea
Landon — Yea
Maxwell — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Thorup — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Speaker — Yea
Abdul-Samad — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bohannan — Nay
Breckenridge — Nay
Cahill — Nay
Forbes — Nay
Hall — Nay
Hansen — Nay
Hunter — Nay
Isenhart — Nay
Mascher — Nay
McConkey — Nay
Oldson — Nay
Prichard — Nay
Running-Marquardt — Nay
Steckman — Nay
Sunde — Nay
Thede — Nay
Wolfe — Nay
Baxter — Not Voting
Cohoon — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Yea
Amy Nielsen Democrat Not Voting
Art Staed Democrat Not Voting
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
Bob Kressig Democrat Nay
Brian Meyer Democrat Nay
Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
David Jacoby Democrat Nay
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Nay
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Nay
Kenan Judge Democrat Nay
Lindsay James Democrat Nay
Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
Rick L. Olson Democrat Nay
Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Nay
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Nay
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Not Voting
Brooke Boden Republican Yea
Carter F. Nordman Republican Yea
Chad Ingels Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Nay
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Yea
Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Nay
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Not Voting
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Shannon Latham Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Shall the House concur with the Senate amendment H-1361?

Passed 56 Yea · 37 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 31202
Unaffiliated 261902
Democrat 01603
Total 573707
% of votes cast 56%37%0%7%
How each member voted (101)
Member Party Vote
Bacon — Yea
Best — Yea
Brink — Yea
Bush — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Dolecheck — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gobble — Yea
Graber — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Hein — Yea
Hite — Yea
Jacobsen — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Klein — Yea
Landon — Yea
Maxwell — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Thorup — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Speaker — Yea
Abdul-Samad — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bohannan — Nay
Breckenridge — Nay
Cahill — Nay
Forbes — Nay
Hall — Nay
Hansen — Nay
Hunter — Nay
Isenhart — Nay
Mascher — Nay
McConkey — Nay
Oldson — Nay
Prichard — Nay
Running-Marquardt — Nay
Steckman — Nay
Sunde — Nay
Thede — Nay
Wolfe — Nay
Baxter — Not Voting
Cohoon — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Yea
Amy Nielsen Democrat Not Voting
Art Staed Democrat Not Voting
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
Bob Kressig Democrat Nay
Brian Meyer Democrat Nay
Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
David Jacoby Democrat Nay
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Nay
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Nay
Kenan Judge Democrat Nay
Lindsay James Democrat Nay
Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
Rick L. Olson Democrat Nay
Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Nay
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Nay
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Not Voting
Brooke Boden Republican Yea
Carter F. Nordman Republican Yea
Chad Ingels Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Nay
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Yea
Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Nay
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Not Voting
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Shannon Latham Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 29 Yea · 17 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 91102
Republican 20102
Democrat 0600
Total 291804
% of votes cast 57%35%0%8%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Carlin — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Goodwin — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Whiting — Yea
Zaun — Yea
Bolkcom — Nay
Boulton — Nay
Celsi — Nay
Giddens — Nay
Jochum — Nay
Kinney — Nay
Lykam — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Ragan — Nay
Trone — Nay
Hogg — Not Voting
Nunn — Not Voting
Taylor, T. — Nay
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Nay
Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Nay
Zach Wahls Democrat Nay
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Craig P. Johnson Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Not Voting
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Not Voting
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Nay
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea

Official roll call →

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 56 Yea · 32 Nay · 12 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 33003
Unaffiliated 241705
Democrat 01504
Total 5732012
% of votes cast 56%32%0%12%
How each member voted (101)
Member Party Vote
Bacon — Yea
Baxter — Yea
Best — Yea
Brink — Yea
Bush — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Dolecheck — Yea
Gobble — Yea
Graber — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Hein — Yea
Hite — Yea
Jacobsen — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Klein — Yea
Maxwell — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Thorup — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Speaker — Yea
Abdul-Samad — Nay
Bohannan — Nay
Breckenridge — Nay
Cahill — Nay
Cohoon — Nay
Forbes — Nay
Hall — Nay
Hansen — Nay
Hunter — Nay
Isenhart — Nay
Mascher — Nay
McConkey — Nay
Oldson — Nay
Prichard — Nay
Running-Marquardt — Nay
Sunde — Nay
Thede — Nay
Anderson — Not Voting
Fry — Not Voting
Landon — Not Voting
Steckman — Not Voting
Wolfe — Not Voting
Amy Nielsen Democrat Not Voting
Art Staed Democrat Nay
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
Bob Kressig Democrat Nay
Brian Meyer Democrat Nay
Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
David Jacoby Democrat Not Voting
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Nay
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Nay
Kenan Judge Democrat Nay
Lindsay James Democrat Nay
Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
Monica Kurth Democrat Not Voting
Rick L. Olson Democrat Nay
Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Nay
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Nay
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Yea
Brooke Boden Republican Yea
Carter F. Nordman Republican Yea
Chad Ingels Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Not Voting
David Sieck Republican Not Voting
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Yea
Eddie Andrews Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Henry Stone Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Not Voting
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
Mark I. Thompson Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Yea
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Shannon Latham Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea

Official roll call →

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HF 228?
HF 228 is sponsored by Eric J. Gjerde (Democrat).
What is the current status of HF 228?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced February 06, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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