All Roll Calls
Yes: 138 • No: 2
IowaSF 39791st General Assembly (2025–2026)Senate
A bill for an act relating to assaults, including assaults on persons engaged in certain occupations and inmate assaults on department of corrections employees, and providing penalties. (Formerly SSB 1058.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Signed by Governor
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Felony for inmates who throw bodily fluids
Beginning July 1, 2025, inmates face class D felony charges for assaults that cause staff contact with bodily fluids. If a person in jail or a state corrections facility causes an employee to contact blood, semen, urine, saliva, or feces, it is a class D felony. It is also a class D felony to intentionally spit or cast those fluids on an employee to cause pain, injury, or insult.
Tougher penalties for assaults on public employees
Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa increases penalties for assaults on certain public employees. It covers police, jail and corrections staff, parole staff, certain health and state agency workers, on-duty National Guard, and fire staff. If the attacker knows the victim’s role and intends serious injury, or uses or shows a dangerous weapon, it is a class C felony. If the assault causes bodily injury or mental illness, it is a class D felony. Spitting or forcing saliva on these workers is an aggravated misdemeanor, with a mandatory 7 days in jail that cannot be suspended.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 3/27/2025
Passed House
Yes: 91 • No: 2
Senate vote • 3/10/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 47 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
4/18/2025GovernorReported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
4/17/2025SenateExplanation of vote.
4/3/2025legislatureMessage from House.
3/31/2025HouseImmediate message.
3/27/2025legislaturePassed House, yeas 91, nays 2.
3/27/2025HouseAmendment H-1211 withdrawn.
3/27/2025legislatureSubstituted for HF 177.
3/27/2025legislatureAmendment H-1211 filed.
3/26/2025legislatureRead first time, passed on file.
3/11/2025legislatureMessage from Senate.
3/10/2025SenateImmediate message.
3/10/2025legislaturePassed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
3/10/2025SenateFiscal note.
2/28/2025legislatureCommittee report, approving bill.
2/20/2025legislatureIntroduced, placed on calendar.
2/20/2025legislature
Bill Text
As Introduced
Enrolled
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