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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to the discovery of evidence in a criminal or postconviction relief action involving victims of sexual abuse, and the admissibility of evidence in a prosecution for physical abuse or a sexual offense upon or against a child, person with an intellectual disability, person with a cognitive impairment, or person with a developmental disability. (Formerly HSB 529.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to the discovery of evidence in a criminal or postconviction relief action involving victims of sexual abuse, and the admissibility of evidence in a prosecution for physical abuse or a sexual offense upon or against a child, person with an intellectual disability, person with a cognitive impairment, or person with a developmental disability. (Formerly HSB 529.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "HF 2239"
+citation: "Iowa HF 2239 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["criminal offenders", "criminal procedure", "discovery", "evidence", "postconviction procedure", "sexual abuse", "victims"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 21
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2022-02-02"
+last_action: "2022-06-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c16daa1-ae32-4122-a7dd-85fae57161ec"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2239&ga=89"
+source_hash: "bd96529824fc03ea5194cedf91d676457188ddf24aa09d539e154e4715052dce"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa HF 2239 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the discovery of evidence in a criminal or postconviction relief action involving victims of sexual abuse, and the admissibility of evidence in a prosecution for physical abuse or a sexual offense upon or against a child, person with an intellectual disability, person with a cognitive impairment, or person with a developmental disability. (Formerly HSB 529.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/89/attachments/HF2239.html)
+2. **Amendment H-8290** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8290.pdf)
+3. **Amendment S-5094** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5094.pdf)
+4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2239_GovLetter.pdf)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2239.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **92–3** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-02-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2022-02-07** Fiscal note.
+- **2022-02-22** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 3. `passage`
+- **2022-02-22** Immediate message.
+- **2022-02-23** Message from House.
+- **2022-02-23** Read first time, attached to companion SF 2253. `reading-1`
+- **2022-03-17** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2022-03-29** Substituted for SF 2253.
+- **2022-03-29** Amendment S-5094 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
+- **2022-03-29** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2022-03-29** Immediate message.
+- **2022-03-29** Message from Senate.
+- **2022-03-29** Senate amendment H-8290 filed.
+- **2022-03-30** Fiscal note.
+- **2022-04-04** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8290.
+- **2022-04-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2022-04-04** Immediate message.
+- **2022-04-05** Message from House.
+- **2022-05-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2022-05-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2022-06-22** Fiscal note.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c16daa1-ae32-4122-a7dd-85fae57161ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+