Compare IA HF 51 (2025) and IA SF 2176 (2024)
The introduced text of these two bills, side by side, with the wording they share.
- IA HF 51 (2025) · Iowa · 2025 · Failed
- IA SF 2176 (2024) · Iowa · 2024 · Failed
1,564 shared 8-word phrases found in the introduced text of these two bills.
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| IA HF 51 (2025) | IA SF 2176 (2024) |
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| A BILL FOR An Act relating to obscenity, including the exposure of a minor 1 to an obscene performance and admittance of a minor to a 2 premises with obscene performances, establishing a private 3 civil cause of action, and providing penalties. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB | A BILL FOR An Act relating to obscenity, including the exposure of a minor 1 to an obscene performance and admittance of a minor to a 2 premises with obscene performances, establishing a private 3 civil cause of action, and providing penalties. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB |
| F. 51 Section 1. Section 721.2, Code 2025, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 9. Violates the provisions of section 3 728.7A. 4 Sec. 2. Section 728.1, Code 2025, is amended by adding the 5 following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 5A. “Obscene performance” means a visual 7 performance by a person, whether compensated or uncompensated, 8 that exposes the person’s genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or 9 female breast, including prosthetics and artificial sexual 10 organs or substitutes therefor, or involves the person 11 engaging in a sex act, masturbation, excretory function, or 12 sadomasochistic abuse, which the average person, viewing the 13 performanc… | F. 2176 Section 1. Section 721.2, Code 2024, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 9. Violates the provisions of section 3 728.7A. 4 Sec. 2. Section 728.1, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 5 following new subsection: 6 NEW SUBSECTION . 5A. “Obscene performance” means a visual 7 performance by a person, whether compensated or uncompensated, 8 that exposes the person’s genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or 9 female breast, including prosthetics and artificial sexual 10 organs or substitutes therefor, or involves the person 11 engaging in a sex act, masturbation, excretory function, or 12 sadomasochistic abuse, which the average person, viewing the 13 performa… |
| F. 51 2. A person who knowingly sells, gives, delivers, or 1 provides a child a pass or admits the minor to premises 2 where an obscene performance is performed is guilty of a 3 public offense and upon conviction is guilty of an aggravated 4 misdemeanor. 5 Sec. 6. Section 728.6, Code 2025, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 728.6 Civil suit to determine obscenity. 8 1. Whenever the county attorney of any county has reasonable 9 cause to believe that any person is engaged or plans to engage 10 in the dissemination or exhibition of obscene material to 11 minors within the county attorney’s county , to minors the 12 county attorney may institute a civil proceeding in the 13 district court of t… | F. 2176 2. A person who knowingly sells, gives, delivers, or 1 provides a child a pass or admits the minor to premises 2 where an obscene performance is performed is guilty of a 3 public offense and upon conviction is guilty of an aggravated 4 misdemeanor. 5 Sec. 6. Section 728.6, Code 2024, is amended to read as 6 follows: 7 728.6 Civil suit to determine obscenity. 8 1. Whenever the county attorney of any county has reasonable 9 cause to believe that any person is engaged or plans to engage 10 in the dissemination or exhibition of obscene material to 11 minors within the county attorney’s county , to minors the 12 county attorney may institute a civil proceeding in the 13 district court of… |
| F. 51 pursuant to this subsection shall be ten thousand dollars. 1 c. An action brought under this subsection may be commenced 2 by a parent or guardian within two years of a violation. An 3 action for a violation brought by a person who was a minor at 4 the time of a violation shall be found within ten years after 5 the person upon whom the offense is committed attains eighteen 6 years of age. 7 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION . 728.7A Public institutions and funds 8 —— obscene material —— obscene performance. 9 1. No public institution, public facility, public 10 equipment, or other physical asset that is owned, leased, or 11 controlled by this state or a political subdivision of this 12 state shall… | F. 2176 pursuant to this subsection shall be ten thousand dollars. 1 c. An action brought under this subsection may be commenced 2 by a parent or guardian within two years of a violation. An 3 action for a violation brought by a person who was a minor at 4 the time of a violation shall be found within ten years after 5 the person upon whom the offense is committed attains eighteen 6 years of age. 7 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION . 728.7A Public institutions and funds 8 —— obscene material —— obscene performance. 9 1. No public institution, public facility, public 10 equipment, or other physical asset that is owned, leased, or 11 controlled by this state or a political subdivision of this 12 state shal… |
| F. 51 The bill defines “obscene performance” as a visual 1 performance by a person, whether compensated or uncompensated, 2 that exposes the person’s genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or 3 female breast, including prosthetics and artificial sexual 4 organs or substitutes therefor, or involves the person 5 engaging in a sex act, masturbation, excretory function, or 6 sadomasochistic abuse, which the average person, viewing the 7 performance as a whole and applying contemporary community 8 standards with respect to what is suitable to be viewed by 9 minors, would find appeals to the prurient interest and is 10 patently offensive, and the performance taken as a whole lacks 11 serious artistic, l… | F. 2176 The bill defines “obscene performance” as a visual 1 performance by a person, whether compensated or uncompensated, 2 that exposes the person’s genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or 3 female breast, including prosthetics and artificial sexual 4 organs or substitutes therefor, or involves the person 5 engaging in a sex act, masturbation, excretory function, or 6 sadomasochistic abuse, which the average person, viewing the 7 performance as a whole and applying contemporary community 8 standards with respect to what is suitable to be viewed by 9 minors, would find appeals to the prurient interest and is 10 patently offensive, and the performance taken as a whole lacks 11 serious artistic,… |
| F. 51 a person to knowingly engage in an obscene performance in the 1 presence of the minor for any of the following remedies: a 2 declaratory judgment; injunctive relief; actual, incidental, 3 and consequential damages; punitive damages, if appropriate; 4 and any other equitable relief that the court deems 5 appropriate. The minimum award of damages shall be $10,000. 6 An action may be commenced by a parent or guardian within two 7 years of a violation. An action for a violation brought by 8 a person who was a minor at the time of a violation shall be 9 found within 10 years after the person upon whom the offense is 10 committed attains 18 years of age. 11 The bill provides that no public… | F. 2176 a person to knowingly engage in an obscene performance in the 1 presence of the minor for any of the following remedies: a 2 declaratory judgment; injunctive relief; actual, incidental, 3 and consequential damages; punitive damages, if appropriate; 4 and any other equitable relief that the court deems 5 appropriate. The minimum award of damages shall be $10,000. 6 An action may be commenced by a parent or guardian within two 7 years of a violation. An action for a violation brought by 8 a person who was a minor at the time of a violation shall be 9 found within 10 years after the person upon whom the offense is 10 committed attains 18 years of age. 11 The bill provides that no publi… |
| F. 51 The bill repeals Code section 728.7 (exemptions for public 1 libraries and educational institutions), which provides that 2 nothing in Code chapter 728 prohibits the use of appropriate 3 material for educational purposes in any accredited school, 4 or any public library, or in any educational program in which 5 the minor is participating and nothing in Code chapter 728 6 prohibits the attendance of minors at an exhibition or display 7 of art works or the use of any materials in any public library. 8 -6- LSB | F. 2176 The bill repeals Code section 728.7 (exemptions for public 1 libraries and educational institutions), which provides that 2 nothing in Code chapter 728 prohibits the use of appropriate 3 material for educational purposes in any accredited school, 4 or any public library, or in any educational program in which 5 the minor is participating and nothing in Code chapter 728 6 prohibits the attendance of minors at an exhibition or display 7 of art works or the use of any materials in any public library. 8 -6- LSB |