---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of indecent exposure, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3031.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of indecent exposure, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3031.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 2097"
citation: "Iowa SF 2097 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["children", "criminal law", "indecent exposure", "sex crimes", "sexual activity"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-01-28"
last_action: "2020-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95073637-6636-426a-8dbd-99c6f4fe4b54"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2097&ga=88"
source_hash: "2ddb960dc160bab65b11baa38b090d81e9871de783c8851745c07645daab06bd"
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 SF 2097 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of indecent exposure, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly SSB 3031.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/SF2097.html)
2. **Amendment H-8136** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8136.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5087** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5087.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF2097.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-01-28** Introduced, placed on calendar, under Rule 28. `introduction`
- **2020-01-28** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2020-02-10** Fiscal note.
- **2020-02-10** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-02-10** Immediate message.
- **2020-02-10** Message from Senate.
- **2020-02-11** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-10** Passed on file.
- **2020-03-10** Amendment H-8136 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-11** Substituted for HF 2506.
- **2020-03-11** Amendment H-8136 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-11** Passed House, yeas 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-11** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-12** Message from House, with amendment S-5087.
- **2020-06-09** Fiscal note.
- **2020-06-10** Senate concurred with S-5087.
- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-06-10** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-10** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-17** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2020-06-25** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95073637-6636-426a-8dbd-99c6f4fe4b54`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).