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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to adoption proceedings by providing for representation of adoptive parents and guardians ad litem by local public defenders for children in certain adoption proceedings and modifying filing requirements for adoption petitions and notice requirements for adoption hearings of adults."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to adoption proceedings by providing for representation of adoptive parents and guardians ad litem by local public defenders for children in certain adoption proceedings and modifying filing requirements for adoption petitions and notice requirements for adoption hearings of adults."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HF 398"
+citation: "Iowa HF 398 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["adoptions", "adult persons", "children", "domestic relations", "guardians ad litem", "hearings", "juvenile justice", "notices", "public defenders"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 3
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-02-22"
+last_action: "2023-06-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/79db5edb-f1ae-4fc6-ab67-014e3951e101"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 398&ga=90"
+source_hash: "f7f0a3ccb8b36d9313c6aaeaadc464640f8d53cb4d036ef34e0c477c2f3a0ab0"
+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 398 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to adoption proceedings by providing for representation of adoptive parents and guardians ad litem by local public defenders for children in certain adoption proceedings and modifying filing requirements for adoption petitions and notice requirements for adoption hearings of adults.
+
+## 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/90/attachments/HF398.html)
+2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF398_GovLetter.pdf)
+3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF398.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-22** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2023-03-08** Fiscal note.
+- **2023-03-09** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2023-03-09** Immediate message.
+- **2023-03-13** Message from House.
+- **2023-03-13** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-14** Subcommittee: Reichman, J. Taylor, and Weiner.
+- **2023-03-21** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/22/2023 10:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
+- **2023-03-22** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-03-23** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2023-05-02** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2023-05-02** Immediate message.
+- **2023-05-02** Message from Senate.
+- **2023-05-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2023-05-09** Fiscal note.
+- **2023-06-01** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/79db5edb-f1ae-4fc6-ab67-014e3951e101`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+