# Iowa HF 1036: A bill for an act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and report, depositions of victims, restitution, restorative facilities and protective services, and investigation and prosecution, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 908, HF 452.) Effective date: 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027. Iowa HF 1036, A bill for an act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and report, depositions of victims, restitution, restorative facilities and protective services, and investigation and prosecution, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 908, HF 452.) Effective date: 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS; status signed, last action 2026-05-19 (NOBA: Final) (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF1036-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 1036 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and report, depositions of victims, restitution, restorative facilities and protective services, and investigation and prosecution, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 908, HF 452.) Effective date: 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-04-24 - Last action: 2026-05-19, NOBA: Final - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: appropriations, judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (136 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 5 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Minors protected from selling-sex charges: benefit, medium. People under 18 cannot be arrested, charged, or prosecuted under Iowa’s prostitution law for selling or offering sexual services. Instead, they may be taken into temporary custody under child-protection law. Otherwise, they must be referred to the Department of Health and Human Services for a possi… - More time to sue over childhood harms: benefit, medium. People get five years after reaching adulthood, up from one year, to file covered claims under Iowa Code chapters 216, 659A, 669, and 670. That extension excludes penalty and forfeiture actions and claims addressed by sections 614.1(9) and 614.8A. Separate rules allow claims for sexual abuse or tra… - More trafficking checks for at-risk children: benefit, low. Juvenile courts or their designees must review every juvenile complaint using a standard list of trafficking signs. If a sign appears, the court may order screening for commercial sexual exploitation. The Department of Health and Human Services must arrange that screening when it determines a repor… - Broader trafficking law and annual planning: benefit, low. Iowa’s trafficking definition expressly covers recruiting, harboring, transporting, supplying provisions to, obtaining, patronizing, or soliciting a person for purposes listed in the trafficking statute. The law also requires an annual stakeholder meeting to develop anti-trafficking legislative pro… - New restitution category for offender reimbursements: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, payments reimbursing Iowa’s crime victim compensation program count as category A restitution. This applies when an offender owes those reimbursements as restitution. The change does not alter the amount owed. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-02 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 45 | 0 | | | 2025-05-12 | House | Passed House | pass | 91 | 0 | | ## Actions (27) - 2026-05-19: NOBA: Final (legislature) - 2026-05-15: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2026-05-13: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2026-05-02: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-05-02: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Deferred. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Amendment S-5251 filed, lost. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Amendment S-5015 withdrawn. (Senate) - 2026-03-26: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Placed on calendar. (legislature) - 2026-02-18: Amendment S-5015 filed. (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. (Senate) - 2026-02-05: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2026-02-02: Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 4:30PM Room 217 Conference Room. (legislature) - 2026-01-28: Subcommittee: Westrich, Blake, and Evans. (Senate) - 2026-01-14: Referred to Judiciary. (Senate) - 2025-12-31: * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * * (legislature) - 2025-05-20: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-05-13: NOBA: House Floor (House) - 2025-05-12: Read first time, referred to Appropriations. (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-05-12: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-05-12: Passed House, yeas 91, nays 0. (House) - 2025-05-12: Amendment H-1299 filed, adopted. (House) - 2025-04-28: NOBA: House Full Approps (House) - 2025-04-24: Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF1036.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF1036.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/20… (signed) - SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions… (signed) - HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduc… (signed) - SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) 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(vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF1036.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF1036.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. 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