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

SF 342 — A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of unlawful electronic transmission of sexually explicit visual material, and providing penalties.

Last action — Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot.

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

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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

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Prognosis

Stalled 20% · moderate confidence
  • 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 R).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    5 passed, 2 failed in 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.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Subcommittee: Schultz, Blake, and Bousselot.

  2. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 75 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.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Votes

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 56 Yea · 35 Nay · 9 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 32300
Unaffiliated 231904
Democrat 11305
Total 563509
% of votes cast 56%35%0%9%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Bacon — Yea
Best — Yea
Breckenridge — 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
Maxwell — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Abdul-Samad — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bohannan — Nay
Cahill — Nay
Cohoon — Nay
Forbes — Nay
Hall — Nay
Hansen — Nay
Hunter — Nay
Isenhart — Nay
Mascher — Nay
Oldson — Nay
Prichard — Nay
Running-Marquardt — Nay
Shipley — Nay
Steckman — Nay
Sunde — Nay
Thede — Nay
Wolfe — Nay
Baxter — Not Voting
Landon — Not Voting
McConkey — Not Voting
Thorup — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Yea
Amy Nielsen Democrat Nay
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 Not Voting
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Nay
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Nay
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Not Voting
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 Not Voting
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Nay
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 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

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Passed 27 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81202
Republican 19103
Democrat 0600
Total 271905
% of votes cast 53%37%0%10%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Carlin — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Whiting — Yea
Zaun — Yea
Bolkcom — Nay
Boulton — Nay
Celsi — Nay
Giddens — Nay
Hogg — Nay
Jochum — Nay
Kinney — Nay
Lykam — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Ragan — Nay
Trone — Nay
Goodwin — 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 Not Voting
Craig Steven Williams Republican Not Voting
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
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 →

Failed 18 Yea · 27 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 12802
Republican 11903
Total 192705
% of votes cast 37%53%0%10%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Bolkcom — Yea
Boulton — Yea
Celsi — Yea
Giddens — Yea
Hogg — Yea
Jochum — Yea
Kinney — Yea
Lykam — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Trone — Yea
Brown — Nay
Carlin — Nay
Chapman — Nay
Cournoyer — Nay
Edler — Nay
Shipley — Nay
Whiting — Nay
Zaun — Nay
Goodwin — Not Voting
Nunn — Not Voting
Taylor, T. — Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
Adrian Dickey Republican Nay
Amy Sinclair Republican Nay
Annette Sweeney Republican Nay
Carrie Koelker Republican Nay
Craig P. Johnson Republican Not Voting
Craig Steven Williams Republican Not Voting
Dan Dawson Republican Nay
Dan Zumbach Republican Nay
Dawn Driscoll Republican Nay
Dennis Guth Republican Nay
Jack Whitver Republican Nay
Jason Schultz Republican Not Voting
Jeff Reichman Republican Nay
Jeff Taylor Republican Nay
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Nay
Jesse Green Republican Nay
Julian B. Garrett Republican Nay
Ken Rozenboom Republican Nay
Mark Costello Republican Nay
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Nay
Mike Klimesh Republican Nay
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 27 Yea · 18 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 81202
Republican 19103
Democrat 0600
Total 271905
% of votes cast 53%37%0%10%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Brown — Yea
Carlin — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Whiting — Yea
Zaun — Yea
Bolkcom — Nay
Boulton — Nay
Celsi — Nay
Giddens — Nay
Hogg — Nay
Jochum — Nay
Kinney — Nay
Lykam — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Ragan — Nay
Trone — Nay
Goodwin — 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 Not Voting
Craig Steven Williams Republican Not Voting
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
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 63 Yea · 30 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 301502
Republican 32102
Democrat 21403
Total 643007
% of votes cast 63%30%0%7%
How each member voted (101)
Member Party Vote
Bacon — Yea
Baxter — Yea
Best — Yea
Breckenridge — Yea
Brink — Yea
Bush — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Dolecheck — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gobble — Yea
Graber — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hein — Yea
Hite — Yea
Jacobsen — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Klein — Yea
Maxwell — Yea
McConkey — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Thorup — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Speaker — Yea
Abdul-Samad — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Bohannan — Nay
Cahill — Nay
Hunter — Nay
Isenhart — Nay
Mascher — Nay
Oldson — Nay
Prichard — Nay
Running-Marquardt — Nay
Shipley — Nay
Steckman — Nay
Sunde — Nay
Thede — Nay
Wolfe — Nay
Cohoon — Not Voting
Landon — 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 Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Nay
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
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 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 Yea
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Yea
Eddie Andrews Republican Nay
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
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 →

Failed 36 Yea · 57 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 192602
Democrat 16003
Republican 13202
Total 365807
% of votes cast 36%57%0%7%
How each member voted (101)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bohannan — Yea
Breckenridge — Yea
Cahill — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hansen — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Isenhart — Yea
Mascher — Yea
McConkey — Yea
Oldson — Yea
Prichard — Yea
Running-Marquardt — Yea
Steckman — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thede — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Bacon — Nay
Baxter — Nay
Best — Nay
Brink — Nay
Bush — Nay
Deyoe — Nay
Dolecheck — Nay
Fry — Nay
Gobble — Nay
Graber — Nay
Gustafson — Nay
Hein — Nay
Hite — Nay
Jacobsen — Nay
Kerr — Nay
Klein — Nay
Maxwell — Nay
Mitchell — Nay
Osmundson — Nay
Paustian — Nay
Sexton — Nay
Shipley — Nay
Thorup — Nay
Worthan — Nay
Speaker — Nay
Cohoon — Not Voting
Landon — Not Voting
Thompson, P. — Nay
Amy Nielsen Democrat Not Voting
Art Staed Democrat Not Voting
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Eric J. Gjerde Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
Rick L. Olson Democrat Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Not Voting
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Yea
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Yea
Ann Meyer Republican Nay
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Nay
Brent Siegrist Republican Nay
Brian K. Lohse Republican Nay
Brooke Boden Republican Nay
Carter F. Nordman Republican Nay
Chad Ingels Republican Nay
Charlie McClintock Republican Nay
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Nay
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Nay
Dean Fisher Republican Nay
Dr. Steven P. Bradley Republican Nay
Eddie Andrews Republican Nay
Gary M. Mohr Republican Nay
Henry Stone Republican Nay
Jacob Bossman Republican Nay
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Nay
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Not Voting
John H. Wills Republican Nay
Mark Cisneros Republican Nay
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Nay
Megan Jones Republican Not Voting
Michael R. Bergan Republican Nay
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Nay
Pat Grassley Republican Nay
Ray Sorensen Republican Nay
Sandy Salmon Republican Nay
Shannon Latham Republican Nay
Shannon Lundgren Republican Nay
Skyler Wheeler Republican Nay
Steven C. Holt Republican Nay
Thomas Gerhold Republican Nay
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Nay
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Nay

Official roll call →

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 46 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat 6000
Unaffiliated 19003
Republican 22001
Total 47004
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Bolkcom — Yea
Boulton — Yea
Brown — Yea
Carlin — Yea
Celsi — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Giddens — Yea
Goodwin — Yea
Hogg — Yea
Jochum — Yea
Kinney — Yea
Lykam — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Trone — Yea
Nunn — Not Voting
Whiting — Not Voting
Zaun — Not Voting
Taylor, T. — Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
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 Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
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 Not Voting

Official roll call →

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Who sponsors SF 342?
SF 342 is sponsored by Cherielynn Westrich (Republican).
What is the current status of SF 342?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced February 18, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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