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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

HF 453: A bill for an act relating to the treatment of an unborn child for the purposes of damages for wrongful death, the defense of compulsion, homicide and related crimes, and assault, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HF 453 is a bill introduced in the Iowa House on February 18, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to the treatment of an unborn child for the purposes of damages for wrongful death, the defense of compulsion, homicide and related crimes, and assault, making penalties applicable, and including effective date and applicability provisions. Primary sponsor: Zach Dieken (Republican), Craig Johnson (Republican), Samantha Fett (Republican), Mark Cisneros (Republican), Dean Fisher (Republican), Charley Thomson (Republican), John Wills (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 18, 2025): Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Zach DiekenPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse5
Craig JohnsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Samantha FettPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse22
Mark CisnerosPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse96
Dean FisherPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse53
Charley ThomsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse58
John WillsPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source