# Iowa SF 2379: A bill for an act relating to victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency and civil commitment, restitution, and victim rights, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3089.) Effective date: 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027. Iowa SF 2379, A bill for an act relating to victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency and civil commitment, restitution, and victim rights, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3089.) Effective date: 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY; status signed, last action 2026-05-06 (Signed by Governor.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2379-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa SF 2379 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to victim protections including victim counselors, protective orders, sex offender registration, rights of sexual abuse victims, mental competency and civil commitment, restitution, and victim rights, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3089.) Effective date: 07/01/2026, 07/01/2027. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-18 - Last action: 2026-05-06, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (167 yes, 13 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Longer evidence protection for assault victims: benefit, medium. Police must store sexual assault kits somewhere clean and dry for at least 20 years, even without a criminal complaint. Kits from minor victims must be kept for their lifetime. Disposal requires at least 60 days’ written notice, written county attorney approval, and a tracking-system entry within 4… - Stronger privacy rules for victim counseling: benefit, medium. The law protects victim counseling information and work products from forced disclosure, with limited exceptions. Courts cannot disclose the victim center’s location or counselor’s identity. Victims can waive the privilege in writing; courts can order disclosure through the law’s process, including… - Victims can seek lifetime protective orders: benefit, medium. Prosecutors can seek protective orders at sentencing for listed sexual offenses, human trafficking violations, and the specified forcible felony. These orders cover the period when the criminal court has authority over the offender. After that authority ends, victims can petition for protection usi… - Faster reporting required for sex offenders: cost, low. Listed sex offender registration and reporting deadlines shrink from five to three business days. Covered changes include residence, employment, school attendance, temporary lodging, activity in another jurisdiction, and other required information. Registered offenders must report employment or veh… - New evaluation and commitment rules for defendants: mixed, medium. Competency hearings must be set within 14 days after notice. Before the hearing, either party has 10 days after notice to request an independent psychiatrist or doctorate-level psychologist. The requesting party chooses and pays the evaluator; proceedings pause until the evaluation is complete. Aft… - New priorities for victim restitution payments: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2027, restitution plans pay victims’ financial losses first, then Category A obligations, then Category B obligations. Repayment to the Crime Victim Compensation Program moves from Category B to Category A, alongside fines, penalties, and surcharges. Those repayments no longer hav… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-16 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2026-04-13 | House | Passed House | pass | 78 | 12 | | | 2026-03-17 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 42 | 1 | | ## Actions (23) - 2026-05-06: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-02: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2026-04-16: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-04-16: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Explanation of vote. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. (Senate) - 2026-04-16: Senate concurred with S-5178. (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Message from House, with amendment S-5178. (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-04-13: Passed House, yeas 78, nays 12. (House) - 2026-04-13: Amendment H-8291 adopted. (House) - 2026-04-13: Amendment H-8347 filed, adopted. (House) - 2026-04-13: Substituted for HF 2704. (House) - 2026-04-02: Amendment H-8291 filed. (House) - 2026-03-19: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (House) - 2026-03-17: Read first time, passed on file. (House) - 2026-03-17: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-03-17: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 1. (Senate) - 2026-03-17: Amendment S-5100 filed, adopted. (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate) - 2026-02-18: Introduced, placed on calendar. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF2379.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF2379.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 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2176.) Vetoed 6-2-26. (vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF2379.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF2379.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 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [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 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2379-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).