---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to sexual exploitation of a minor by the creation, adaptation, or modification of a visual depiction to give the appearance that an identifiable minor is engaged in a prohibited sexual act or the simulation of a prohibited sexual act, and making penalties applicable."
description: "A bill for an act relating to sexual exploitation of a minor by the creation, adaptation, or modification of a visual depiction to give the appearance that an identifiable minor is engaged in a prohibited sexual act or the simulation of a prohibited sexual act, and making penalties applicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 2243"
citation: "Iowa SF 2243 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["felonies", "minors", "pictures", "recordings", "sexual activity", "sexual exploitation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-07"
last_action: "2024-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9be0f5fc-21c5-431d-94fa-c9cb4e913be8"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2243&ga=90"
source_hash: "c2ff628ab3e6eb890eab206cc79fb5ff135b4a8963410db1f957574c150d47b8"
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 2243 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to sexual exploitation of a minor by the creation, adaptation, or modification of a visual depiction to give the appearance that an identifiable minor is engaged in a prohibited sexual act or the simulation of a prohibited sexual act, 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/SF2243.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF2243_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF2243.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-07** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-01** Fiscal note.
- **2024-03-04** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-04** Message from Senate.
- **2024-03-05** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-06** Substituted for HF 2241.
- **2024-03-06** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-07** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-07** Message from House.
- **2024-04-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-10** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2024-04-30** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9be0f5fc-21c5-431d-94fa-c9cb4e913be8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).