---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of grooming and the sex offender registry, and making penalties applicable."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of grooming and the sex offender registry, and making penalties applicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 180"
citation: "Iowa HF 180 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal law", "criminal offenders", "sex crimes", "sex offender registration"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-01-30"
last_action: "2025-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28ce8345-4ead-413f-be22-4f7136710626"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 180&ga=91"
source_hash: "283d3682025e3257d162cd919fb9e458b2af6e43dac132f9c2c661f377a8889d"
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 180 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the criminal offense of grooming and the sex offender registry, and making penalties applicable.

## 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/91/attachments/HF180.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF180.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF180_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF180.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **87–5** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-30** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-02-20** Passed House, yeas 87, nays 5. `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2025-02-24** Message from House.
- **2025-02-24** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2025-02-27** Attached to SF 461.
- **2025-03-12** Substituted for SF 461.
- **2025-03-12** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-12** Message from Senate.
- **2025-03-28** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-03-28** 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/28ce8345-4ead-413f-be22-4f7136710626`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).