---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of lascivious conduct with a minor, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 23.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of lascivious conduct with a minor, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 23.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 224"
citation: "Iowa HF 224 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal law", "lascivious acts", "minors", "sex crimes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-04"
last_action: "2019-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e91f1fab-44a8-45d8-ae9f-08a212ff5655"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 224&ga=88"
source_hash: "e0cbf94113e4fe77b2f263e3031a07ea6e42025dcbc1e33a7574f0ae1b37b954"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa HF 224 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of lascivious conduct with a minor, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 23.) Effective 7-1-19.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/88/attachments/HF224.html)
2. **Amendment S-3219** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3219.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF224.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-02-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Passed House, yeas 96 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-19** Message from House.
- **2019-03-19** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** Subcommittee: Chapman, Petersen, and Sinclair.
- **2019-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-24** Amendment S-3219 filed, ruled out of order. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-24** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-24** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e91f1fab-44a8-45d8-ae9f-08a212ff5655`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).