HF 1036 — A bill for an act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and report, depositions of victims, restitution, restorative facilities and protective services, and investigation and prosecution, and including effective date provisions.

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The aboveHouseFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.

Sinceifly, Kim R^iholds Govemor ofIowa cc:

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((2) 2A )A representative of the office to combat human trafficking.

(3) A representative of the attorney general'sgeneral’s office.

(4) A representative of the department of health and human sservices. e r v i c e s .

((6) 6A )A chief of police or head law enforcement official of a city in this state.

((7) 7A )A county sheriff.

2 (8) A county attorney who serves on a child protection assistance team under section 915.35, subsection 4, paragraph a“a”. .

(10) A member of the public, or the person'sperson’s legal representative, who is a former human trafficking victim.

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'^Commercial“Commercial sexual exploitation"exploitation” refers to a range of crimes and activities involving the sexual abuse or exploitation of a child for the financial benefit of any person or in exchange for anything of value including monetary and nonmonetary benefits given or received by any person.

Section 232.28, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended tto orread eas aafollows: s f o l l o w s :

Thea. court or its designee shall refer the complaint t o a n i n t a k e o w h o s h a l l c o n s u l e n f o r c e m e n t authorities having knowledge of the facts and conduct a preliminary inquiry to determine what action should be taken.

The court or its designee shall refer the complaint to an intake officer who shall consult with law enforcement authorities having knowledge of the facts and conduct a preliminary inquiry to determine what action should be taken.

Section 232.71B, subsection 1, paragraph a, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s :

If the department determines a report constitutes a child abuse allegation, the department shall promptly have the child subject to the child abuse allegation screened for commercial sexual exploitation using a standardized, evidence-based.evidence-based, House File 1036, p.

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Section 614.8, subsection 2, Code 2025, is amended tto orread eas aafollows: s f o l l o w s :

Section 614.8A, Code 2025, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s :

614.8A DamagoaDamages Commencement of action for child or minor sexual abuse or human trafficking ——— time limitation.

Notwithstanding section 614.8, subsection 2, and the times limited for actions in this chapter, the time to file an action related to sexual abuse or human trafficking that occurred when the injured person was a minor is extended to five years beyond the minor'sminor’s attainment of eighteen years of aage. g e .

AftAn In addition to the extension of the time provided in subsection 1, an action for damages for injury suffered as a result of sexual abuse which or human trafficking that occurred when the injured person was a child, but not discovered until after the injured person is of the age of majority, shall be brought within four five years from the time of discovery by the injured party of both the injury and the causal relationship between the injury and the sexual abuse or human trafficking.

Section 710A.1, subsection 4, paragraph a, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2025, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s :

^Human“Human trafficking''meanstrafficking” means participating in a venture to recruit, harbor, transport, supply provisions, or obtain recruiting, harboring, transporting, supplying provisions to.to, House File 1036, p.

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Section 725.1, subsection 1, paragraph b.b, Code 2025, is amended to read as follows:

Code 2025, is amended t o read a s follows:

If the person who sells or offers for sale the person'sperson’s services as a partner in a sex act is under the age of eighteen, the county attorney may elect, in lieu of filing a petition alleging that the person has committed a delinquent act, ^to refer that person that the person shall not be arrested, charged, or prosecuted for an offense under this section, but instead may be taken into temporary custody under section 232.78 or 232.79 or shall be referred to the department of health and human services for the possible filing of a petition alleging that the person is a child in need of assistance.

Section 910.1, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2025, are aamended mto eread nas dtfollows: or e aa sf o l l o w s :

^Category“Category restitution"“A” restitution” means fines, penalties, the payment of crime victim compensation program reimbursements, and surcharges.

'^Category“Category restitution"“B” restitution” means the contribution of funds to a local anticrime organization which that provided assistance to law enforcement in an offender'soffender’s case, the payment of crime victim compensation program reimbursements, payment of restitution to public agencies pursuant to section 321J.2, subsection 13, paragraph ^b"t“b”, court costs, court-appointed attorney fees ordered pursuant to section 815.9, including the expense of a public defender, and payment to the medical assistance program pursuant to chapter 249A for expenditures paid on behalf of the victim resulting from the offender'soffender’s criminal activities including investigative costs incurred by the Medicaid fraud control unit pursuant to section 4249A.50. 9 A .