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Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Bill

SF 116: A bill for an act relating to obscenity, including the exposure of a minor to an obscene performance and admittance of a minor to a premises with obscene performances, establishing a private civil cause of action, and providing penalties.

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

SF 116 is a bill introduced in the Iowa Senate on January 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to obscenity, including the exposure of a minor to an obscene performance and admittance of a minor to a premises with obscene performances, establishing a private civil cause of action, and providing penalties. Primary sponsor: Sandy Salmon (Republican), Doug Campbell (Republican), Cherielynn Westrich (Republican), Kevin Alons (Republican), Dennis Guth (Republican), Lynn Evans (Republican), Mike Pike (Republican), Dave Rowley (Republican), Jeff Taylor (Republican), Mark Lofgren (Republican). Most recent recorded action (February 5, 2025): Subcommittee recommends passage.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 10

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sandy SalmonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate29
Doug CampbellPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate30
Cherielynn WestrichPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate13
Kevin AlonsPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Dennis GuthPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Lynn EvansPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate3
Mike PikePrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate20
Dave RowleyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Jeff TaylorPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Mark LofgrenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate48

“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. Subcommittee recommends passage.
  2. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/05/2025 2:30PM Senate Lounge.
  3. Subcommittee: Westrich, Taylor, and Weiner.
  4. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

Sources

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