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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proceedings."
+description: "A bill for an act authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proceedings."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HF 314"
+citation: "Iowa HF 314 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["adoptions"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-02-10"
+last_action: "2025-04-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c66655a-fcaa-4b00-b8b8-b37b953ce694"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 314&ga=91"
+source_hash: "759216d77060c596b18ee193e584ec064be0adb8d8299477fb26e114372bde5e"
+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 314 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proceedings.
+
+## 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/91/attachments/HF314.html)
+2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF314.html)
+3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF314_GovLetter.pdf)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF314.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **71–18** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **36–11** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-10** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2025-03-10** Passed House, yeas 71, nays 18. `passage`
+- **2025-03-18** Explanation of vote.
+- **2025-03-10** Immediate message.
+- **2025-03-10** Message from House.
+- **2025-03-10** Read first time, attached to SF 154. `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2025-04-07** Substituted for SF 154.
+- **2025-04-07** Passed Senate, yeas 36, nays 11. `passage`
+- **2025-04-07** Immediate message.
+- **2025-04-08** Message from Senate.
+- **2025-04-17** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2025-04-18** 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/5c66655a-fcaa-4b00-b8b8-b37b953ce694`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
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