---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to an agent’s termination or suspension of authority for a power of attorney. (Formerly HF 2105.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to an agent’s termination or suspension of authority for a power of attorney. (Formerly HF 2105.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2402"
citation: "Iowa HF 2402 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adult abuse", "annulment of marriage", "dependent adults", "dissolution of marriage", "power of attorney", "power of attorney act"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-19"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/59f3a55a-b502-43fd-b0be-77790b34a9eb"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2402&ga=87"
source_hash: "46bfced8434d3aa347a12d7c925397222fe9bd74d5b301952653a8539e67d98c"
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 2402 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to an agent’s termination or suspension of authority for a power of attorney. (Formerly HF 2105.) Effective 7-1-18.

## 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/87/attachments/HF2402.html)
2. **Amendment H-8106** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8106.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2402.html)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2402.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-26** Amendment H-8106 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-27** Amendment H-8106 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-27** Passed House, ayes 97 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-27** Message from House.
- **2018-02-27** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Subcommittee: Sinclair, Boulton, and Schultz.
- **2018-03-08** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-27** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-27** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-04-03** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-04** 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/59f3a55a-b502-43fd-b0be-77790b34a9eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).