Legislation / SF 2379

SENATE FILE 2379 Signed by Governor

Victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency and civil commitment, restitution, and victim rights

Sponsor   Senate Judiciary Committee Effective   07/01/2026, 07/01/2027 Formerly   SSB 3089 Last action   Signed by Governor. S.J. 1031. — May 6, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

19 declarations filed on this bill
● 9 For ● 2 Against ● 8 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 4 related bills
HSB 570 Victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency and civil commitment, restitution, and victim rights.(See HF 2704.)
Passed committee
SSB 3089 Victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency and civil commitment, restitution, and victim rights.(See SF 2379.)
Passed committee
HF 2704 Victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency and civil commitment, restitution, and victim rights
Introduced
Date Chamber Action
Feb 18, 2026 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 313.
Feb 18, 2026 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 318.
Mar 17, 2026 Senate Amendment S-5100 filed, adopted. S.J. 582.
Mar 17, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 1. S.J. 582.
Mar 17, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 584.
Mar 17, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 675.
Mar 17, 2026 House Read first time, passed on file. H.J. 682.
Mar 19, 2026 House Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 691.
Apr 2, 2026 House Amendment H-8291 filed. H.J. 806.
Apr 13, 2026 House Substituted for HF 2704. H.J. 877.
Apr 13, 2026 House Amendment H-8347 filed, adopted. H.J. 877.
Apr 13, 2026 House Amendment H-8291 adopted. H.J. 877.
Apr 13, 2026 House Passed House, yeas 78, nays 12. H.J. 878.
May 2, 2026 House Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158.
Apr 13, 2026 House Immediate message. H.J. 887.
Apr 14, 2026 Senate Message from House, with amendment S-5178. S.J. 776.
Apr 16, 2026 Senate Senate concurred with S-5178. S.J. 818.
Apr 16, 2026 Senate Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 818.
Apr 16, 2026 Senate Explanation of vote. S.J. 827.
Apr 16, 2026 Senate Immediate message. S.J. 818.
Apr 16, 2026 House Message from Senate. H.J. 932.
May 5, 2026 Senate Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. S.J. 1028.
May 6, 2026 Senate Signed by Governor. S.J. 1031.

Vote summaries

Date Chamber Vote Result Yea Nay Not voting Democrats Republicans Pattern
Mar 17, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 42 1 7 14–1 28–0 Bipartisan Support
Apr 13, 2026 House Floor Passage Passed 78 12 10 17–12 61–0 Bipartisan Support
Apr 16, 2026 Senate Floor Passage Passed 47 0 3 16–0 31–0 Unanimous
Party columns count yea–nay. Committee votes are not shown.

Individual votes

Shall the bill pass?
Passed 42 to 1 · Democrats 14 yea, 1 nay · Republicans 28 yea, 0 nay · 7 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Absent
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Yea
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Absent
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Absent
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Nay
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Absent
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 78 to 12 · Democrats 17 yea, 12 nay · Republicans 61 yea, 0 nay · 10 not voting
How each representative voted (100)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 J.D. Scholten Democrat Yea
2 Robert Henderson Republican Yea
3 Thomas Jeneary Republican Yea
4 Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
5 Zachary Dieken Republican Yea
6 Megan Hess Jones Republican Yea
7 Wendy Larson Republican Yea
8 Ann Meyer Republican Yea
9 Henry Stone Republican Yea
10 John Wills Republican Yea
11 Craig Williams Republican Yea
12 Steven Holt Republican Yea
13 Travis Sitzmann Republican Yea
14 Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
15 Matt Windschitl Republican Absent
16 David Sieck Republican Yea
17 Devon Wood Republican Yea
18 Tom Moore Republican Yea
19 Brent Siegrist Republican Yea
20 Josh Turek Democrat Yea
21 Brooke Boden Republican Yea
22 Samantha Fett Republican Yea
23 Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
24 Sam Wengryn Republican Yea
25 Hans Wilz Republican Yea
26 Austin Harris Republican Yea
27 Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
28 David Young Republican Yea
29 Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
30 Megan Srinivas Democrat Yea
31 Mary Madison Democrat Nay
32 Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
33 Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Nay
34 Rob Johnson Democrat Absent
35 Sean Bagniewski Democrat Yea
36 Austin Baeth Democrat Yea
37 Barb Kniff McCulla Republican Yea
38 Jon Dunwell Republican Absent
39 Rick Olson Democrat Nay
40 Bill Gustoff Republican Yea
41 Ryan Weldon Republican Yea
42 Heather Matson Democrat Yea
43 Eddie Andrews Republican Absent
44 Larry McBurney Democrat Nay
45 Brian Lohse Republican Yea
46 Dan Gehlbach Republican Yea
47 Carter Nordman Republican Yea
48 Chad Behn Republican Yea
49 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Nay
50 Ross Wilburn Democrat Nay
51 Brett Barker Republican Yea
52 David Blom Republican Yea
53 Dean Fisher Republican Yea
54 Joshua Meggers Republican Yea
55 Shannon Latham Republican Yea
56 Mark Thompson Republican Yea
57 Pat Grassley Republican Yea
58 Charley Thomson Republican Yea
59 Christian Hermanson Republican Yea
60 Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
61 Timi Brown-powers Democrat Nay
62 Jerome Amos Democrat Absent
63 Michael Bergan Republican Yea
64 Jason Gearhart Republican Yea
65 Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
66 Steven Bradley Republican Yea
67 Craig Johnson Republican Yea
68 Chad Ingels Republican Yea
69 Tom Determann Republican Absent
70 Norlin Mommsen Republican Yea
71 Lindsay James Democrat Yea
72 Jennifer Smith Republican Yea
73 Elizabeth Wilson Democrat Yea
74 Eric Gjerde Democrat Nay
75 Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
76 Derek Wulf Republican Yea
77 Jeff Cooling Democrat Yea
78 Angel Ramirez Democrat Nay
79 Tracy Ehlert Democrat Yea
80 Aime Wichtendahl Democrat Yea
81 Daniel Gosa Democrat Yea
82 Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
83 Cindy Golding Republican Yea
84 Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
85 Amy Nielsen Democrat Absent
86 Dave Jacoby Democrat Nay
87 Jeff Shipley Republican Yea
88 Helena Hayes Republican Yea
89 Elinor Levin Democrat Nay
90 Adam Zabner Democrat Yea
91 Judd Lawler Republican Yea
92 Heather Hora Republican Absent
93 Gary Mohr Republican Yea
94 Mike Vondran Republican Yea
95 Taylor Collins Republican Absent
96 Mark Cisneros Republican Yea
97 Ken Croken Democrat Absent
98 Monica Kurth Democrat Nay
99 Matthew Rinker Republican Yea
100 Blaine Watkins Republican Yea
Shall the bill pass?
Passed 47 to 0 · Democrats 16 yea, 0 nay · Republicans 31 yea, 0 nay · 3 not voting
How each senator voted (50)
District Legislator Party Vote
1 Catelin Drey Democrat Yea
2 Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
3 Lynn Evans Republican Yea
4 Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
5 Dave Rowley Republican Absent
6 Jason Schultz Republican Yea
7 Kevin Alons Republican Yea
8 Mark Costello Republican Yea
9 Tom Shipley Republican Yea
10 Dan Dawson Republican Yea
11 Julian Garrett Republican Absent
12 Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
13 Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
14 Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
15 Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
16 Renee Hardman Democrat Yea
17 Izaah Knox Democrat Yea
18 Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
19 Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
20 Mike Pike Republican Yea
21 Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
22 Matt Blake Democrat Yea
23 Jack Whitver Republican Yea
24 Jesse Green Republican Yea
25 Herman Quirmbach Democrat Yea
26 Kara Warme Republican Yea
27 Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
28 Dennis Guth Republican Yea
29 Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
30 Doug Campbell Republican Yea
31 William Dotzler Democrat Yea
32 Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
33 Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
34 Daniel Zumbach Republican Yea
35 Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
36 Thomas Townsend Democrat Yea
37 Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
38 Dave Sires Republican Yea
39 Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
40 Art Staed Democrat Yea
41 Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
42 Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
43 Zach Wahls Democrat Absent
44 Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
45 Janice Weiner Democrat Yea
46 Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
47 Scott Webster Republican Yea
48 Mark Lofgren Republican Yea
49 Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
50 Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Client Declaration Last updated
Iowa Association for Justice Against Mar 2, 2026
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence Against Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives For Apr 24, 2026
Iowa Attorney General Dept. of Justice For Mar 9, 2026
Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners For Apr 24, 2026
Iowa County Attorneys Association For Feb 20, 2026
Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition For Feb 19, 2026
Iowa Insurance Associates For Mar 20, 2026
Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society For Apr 24, 2026
Iowa Nurses Association For Apr 24, 2026
VALOR Iowa For Feb 20, 2026
Iowa ACEs 360 Undecided Feb 18, 2026
Iowa Board of Parole Undecided Feb 19, 2026
Iowa Judicial Branch - Supreme Court Undecided Mar 3, 2026
Iowa Peace Officers Association Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Police Chief Association (FKA Iowa Police Executive Forum) Undecided Feb 19, 2026
League of Women Voters of Iowa Undecided Mar 2, 2026
Polk County - Board of Supervisors Undecided Feb 19, 2026
State Public Defender's Office Undecided Feb 19, 2026
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