---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to continuous sexual abuse of a child, and making penalties applicable."
description: "A bill for an act relating to continuous sexual abuse of a child, and making penalties applicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 176"
citation: "Iowa HF 176 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child abuse", "children", "correctional systems", "criminal offenders", "felonies", "sexual abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c0735362-d912-4f25-8a2a-728a0a5037cf"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 176&ga=90"
source_hash: "63661c01d587647b837be3fc0acecb6aafa8e828328ac9e2a4dd9a0a3f2612c2"
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 176 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to continuous sexual abuse of a child, 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/90/attachments/HF176.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF176_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF176.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-02-08** Fiscal note.
- **2023-02-09** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-02-09** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-02-09** Immediate message.
- **2023-02-13** Message from House.
- **2023-02-13** Read first time, attached to SF 229. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-17** Substituted for SF 229.
- **2023-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-18** Message from Senate.
- **2023-04-28** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-04-28** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2023-05-08** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c0735362-d912-4f25-8a2a-728a0a5037cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).