Bill Text: IA HF2050 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to reports of false information regarding an alleged act of child abuse, family assessments, and making penalties applicable.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-30 - Subcommittee recommends indefinite postponement. Vote Total: 2-0. [HF2050 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2050-Introduced.html
House
File
2050
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2050
BY
SHIPLEY
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
reports
of
false
information
regarding
an
1
alleged
act
of
child
abuse,
family
assessments,
and
making
2
penalties
applicable.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
232.75,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
3.
A
person
who
reports
or
causes
to
be
reported
to
the
3
department
false
information
regarding
an
alleged
act
of
child
4
abuse,
knowing
that
the
information
is
false
or
that
the
act
5
did
not
occur,
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor
class
“D”
felony
.
6
Sec.
2.
Section
232.75,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
7
following
new
subsection:
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
If
a
person
who
commits
a
violation
of
9
subsection
3
is
a
person
responsible
for
the
care
of
a
child,
10
as
defined
in
section
232.68,
subsection
8,
the
department
11
shall
conduct
a
family
assessment,
as
defined
in
section
12
232.68,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“c”
,
concerning
any
child
in
13
the
care
of
the
person
who
knowingly
made
the
false
report
of
14
alleged
child
abuse.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
relates
to
reports
of
false
information
regarding
19
an
alleged
act
of
child
abuse
and
family
assessments.
20
Under
current
law,
a
person
who
reports
or
causes
to
be
21
reported
to
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
22
(department)
false
information
regarding
an
alleged
act
of
23
child
abuse,
knowing
that
the
information
is
false
or
that
the
24
act
did
not
occur,
commits
a
simple
misdemeanor.
25
The
bill
increases
the
current
penalty
for
knowingly
making
26
a
false
report
of
alleged
child
abuse
from
a
simple
misdemeanor
27
to
a
class
“D”
felony.
A
simple
misdemeanor
is
punishable
by
28
confinement
for
no
more
than
30
days
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$105
29
but
not
more
than
$855.
A
class
“D”
felony
is
punishable
by
30
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
and
a
fine
of
at
least
31
$1,025
but
not
more
than
$10,245.
32
The
bill
provides
that
if
a
person
convicted
of
reporting
or
33
causing
the
report
of
false
information
regarding
an
alleged
34
act
of
child
abuse,
knowing
that
the
information
is
false,
is
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a
person
responsible
for
the
care
of
a
child,
as
defined
in
1
Code
section
232.68(8),
the
department
shall
conduct
a
family
2
assessment,
as
defined
in
Code
section
232.68(5)(c)
concerning
3
any
child
in
the
care
of
the
person
who
knowingly
made
a
false
4
report
of
alleged
child
abuse.
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