Lawmakers pass bills dealing with obscene material, chronic absenteeism

Iowa House passes bill raising penalties for showing obscene materials to minors • Iowa Capital Dispatch

The Iowa House voted unanimously Monday to enhance penalties for exposing a minor to obscene material. In this file photo, the Iowa House debates on May 4, 2023. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)The Iowa House passed legislation Monday raising the penalties for the crime of exposing minors to obscene materials after changing the bill to lower charges for minors who expose their peers to such material. House File 306, approved unanimo…

Iowa House passes bill raising penalties for showing obscene materials to minors

The Iowa House passed legislation Monday raising the penalties for the crime of exposing minors to obscene materials after changing the bill to lower charges for minors who expose their peers to such material. House File 306, approved unanimously, increases…

Lawmakers pass bills dealing with obscene material, chronic absenteeism

Iowa lawmakers in both chambers debated during the day on Monday and most of the proposals they debated passed unanimously.One bill that would increase penaltie

Meeting To Discuss Change To State Obscenity Law

A meeting is planned to explain a proposed piece of legislation that seeks to change a state law that deals with the illegality of disseminating obscene information to minors. The

State legislators target bills for passage

DES MOINES ― Iowa House and Senate lawmakers, last week, advanced bills aiming to ― among other things ― increase intellectual diversity on the University of Iowa campus and sexual abuse awareness and prevention education in schools, restrict state funds to libraries that are American Library Association members, and allow public schools to offer an elective social studies course on the Bible.