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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to the ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protective orders on behalf of persons seeking relief from domestic abuse."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to the ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protective orders on behalf of persons seeking relief from domestic abuse."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HF 523"
+citation: "Iowa HF 523 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["domestic abuse", "families", "law enforcement officers", "protective orders"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-02-20"
+last_action: "2026-05-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e808e901-e237-4261-b24c-df75c38d904d"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 523&ga=91"
+source_hash: "902ee42106bf2b015ec1f9af0bf251f8c4518667d6ca2b1adf0f4c28fe2fb1c7"
+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 523 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protective orders on behalf of persons seeking relief from domestic abuse.
+
+## 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/HF523.html)
+2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF523.html)
+3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF523_GovLetter.pdf)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF523.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **81–15** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-20** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2025-03-12** Passed House, yeas 81, nays 15. `passage`
+- **2025-03-19** Explanation of vote.
+- **2025-03-12** Immediate message.
+- **2025-03-13** Message from House.
+- **2025-03-13** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-18** Subcommittee: Shipley, Blake, and Reichman.
+- **2025-03-25** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/26/2025 1:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
+- **2026-01-28** Subcommittee reassigned: Shipley, Blake, and Reichman.
+- **2026-01-29** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/04/2026 2:00PM Senate Lounge.
+- **2026-02-04** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-11** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2026-02-11** Placed on calendar.
+- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2026-03-31** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2026-03-31** Immediate message.
+- **2026-04-01** Message from Senate.
+- **2026-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2026-05-06** 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/e808e901-e237-4261-b24c-df75c38d904d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+