HF 649 — A bill for an act relating to human trafficking including services and prostitution, and making penalties applicable.

SHouse TFile A649 T- EEnrolled OHouse FFile I649 OAN WACT ARELATING KTO IHUMAN MTRAFFICKING RINCLUDING ESERVICES YAND NPROSTITUTION, OAND LMAKING DPENALTIES SAPPLICABLE. G O V E R N O R May 19,2025 The Honorable PaulPate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa50319 DearMr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

HouseFile649,anActrelatingtohumantraffickingincludingservicesandprostitution,BE andmakingpenaltiesapplicable.IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

TheaboveHouseFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.

Sincerely, Kim Reynolds! GovernorofIowa cc:

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B E I T E N A C T E D B Y T H E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y O F T H E S T A T E O F I O W A ;

Section 710A.1, subsection 4, paragraph b.b, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Codeb. 2025r is amended to read a s follows:

b,“Human "^ffumantrafficking” trafficking" also means knowingly purchasing or attempting to purchase services involving commercial sexual activity from a victim or another person engaged in human trafficking, or from a law enforcement officer or agent posing as a person engaged in human trafficking.trafficking .

Section 710A.1, subsections 10 and 13, Code 2025, aare ramended eto aread mas efollows: n d e d t o r e a d a s f o l l o w s :

"^Services"“Services” means an ongoing relationship botwoonbetween a person and the actor in which the person performs performing activities under the supervision of or for the benefit of -fefeethe an actor, including commercial sexual activity and sexually explicit performances.

"^"victim"“Victim” means a peroonperson oubjectedsubjected to human trafficking.

a,a. A person subjected to human trafficking.

A person subjected to human trafficking.

a,c. A law enforcement officer or agent posing as a person subjected to or a target for human trafficking.

HouseA Pilelaw 649,enforcement p.officer or agent posing as a person subjected to or a target for human trafficking.

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Section 725.1, subsection 2, paragraph b.b, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Code 2025, is amended to read as follows;

A person who purchases or offers to purchase services as a partner in a sex act 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, commits a class ^D"“D” felony.

PATG______________________________ R______________________________ ASSPAT I^GRASSLEY AMY SINC^IRSINCLAIR Speaker of the House PPresident rof e s i d e the SSenate e n a t e I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 649, Ninety-first General Assembly.

M______________________________ EMEGHAN (NELSON MChief EClerk Lof Sthe OHouse N C h i e f f t h H o u s e Approved 2_______________, 02025 2______________________________ 5KIM GREYNOLDS oGovernor v e r n o r