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Senate approves package of bills including invasion-of-privacy attempt ban and junior firefighter elective
Summary
The Senate passed a bundle of measures during a floor session including Senate File 2019 (criminalizing attempts at certain invasion-of-privacy acts), Senate File 2086 (allowing elective junior firefighter programs for grades 11–12), and several administrative and statutory clarifications; votes were unanimous on most measures.
The Senate on the floor advanced and passed a package of bills covering criminal law, education electives and administrative clarifications.
Senate File 2019, introduced by Senator Shipley, extends existing invasion-of-privacy criminalization to make attempting to view, photograph or film another person for sexual gratification without permission a crime. "This bill is very simple. It just criminalized attempting to do any of the above," Senator Shipley said in opening remarks. The measure was read for the final time and passed by roll call, 47 yeas to 0 nays.
Senate File 2086, carried by Senator Dickey, allows school districts, accredited nonpublic schools and charter schools to offer an elective junior firefighter program for students in grades 11 and 12. Schools may adopt a national curriculum or partner with a local fire department. An amendment (Senate Amendment 50 25) specifying permissible student activities was adopted before the bill was passed, 47–0.
Other bills passed with little debate. Senate File 2145 (Senator Driscoll) permits local officials or employees to receive monetary gifts to offset medical or health-care expenses; Senate File 2178 (Senator Shipley) clarifies eligibility timing for lifetime hunting, fishing and fur-harvesting licenses so they become available the year an applicant turns 65; and Senate File 2198 (Senator Bussello), an Iowa State Bar Association‑backed measure, clarifies the authority of an attorney‑in‑fact under a durable power of attorney for health care. Each of these bills was read for the last time and carried by roll call with either unanimous or near‑unanimous support as recorded on the floor.
Votes at a glance: - Senate File 2019 (invasion-of-privacy; attempts) — mover: Senator Shipley — final vote: 47–0 — passed. - Senate File 2086 (junior firefighter elective; amendment 50 25 adopted) — mover: Senator Dickey — final vote: 47–0 — passed. - Senate File 2145 (gifts to local officials for medical expenses) — mover: Senator Driscoll — final vote: 47–0 — passed. - Senate File 2178 (lifetime hunting/fishing license eligibility timing) — mover: Senator Shipley — final vote: 47–0 — passed. - Senate File 2198 (durable power of attorney clarification) — mover: Senator Bussello — final vote: 47–0 — passed.
The Senate recessed until 1:30 p.m. after completing the day's listed floor business.
