---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to deferred or suspended sentences for cases involving sexual exploitation of a minor."
description: "A bill for an act relating to deferred or suspended sentences for cases involving sexual exploitation of a minor."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2515"
citation: "Iowa HF 2515 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["minors", "sexual exploitation", "suspended sentences"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-16"
last_action: "2026-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbc94f63-17e9-4a66-8110-e683325c8c0d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2515&ga=91"
source_hash: "31cd72535051ed56fa1270f48dcc460e5697eb84ac730ed14f77b60896175c10"
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 2515 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to deferred or suspended sentences for cases involving sexual exploitation of a minor.

## 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/HF2515.html)
2. **Amendment H-8117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8117.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8137** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H8137.pdf)
4. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2515.html)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF2515.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2515_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2515.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-03-03** Fiscal note.
- **2026-03-03** Amendments H-8117 and H-8137 filed.
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8117 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04** Amendment H-8137 out of order.
- **2026-03-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-05** Message from House.
- **2026-03-05** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee: Westrich, Bisignano, and Reichman.
- **2026-03-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 9:30AM Room 315.
- **2026-03-11** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-23** Fiscal note.
- **2026-03-24** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-25** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-09** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2026-05-19** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cbc94f63-17e9-4a66-8110-e683325c8c0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).