---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 306"
citation: "Iowa HF 306 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["minors", "obscenity"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-10"
last_action: "2025-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d0371939-d402-45f7-a6d4-ec8dfb29a448"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 306&ga=91"
source_hash: "7c4fa221dba839f9d59215019409545ab3b978d5514fcca9f587b8aa5c00b0e5"
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 306 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the dissemination and exhibition of obscene material to minors and providing penalties.

## 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/HF306.html)
2. **Amendment H-1040** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1040.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1047** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1047.pdf)
4. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF306.html)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF306.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF306_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF306.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-10** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-02-28** Fiscal note.
- **2025-03-07** Amendment H-1040 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Amendment H-1047 to amendment H-1040 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-10** Amendment H-1040 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-10** Passed House, yeas 88, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-10** Message from House.
- **2025-03-10** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-13** Subcommittee: Shipley, Knox, and Taylor.
- **2025-03-18** Fiscal note.
- **2025-03-25** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 2:30PM Senate Lounge.
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-14** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-14** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-15** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-27** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-06** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d0371939-d402-45f7-a6d4-ec8dfb29a448`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).