---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to child care facilities, including child abuse reporting and the prohibition of certain persons from involvement with child care. (Formerly HSB 630.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to child care facilities, including child abuse reporting and the prohibition of certain persons from involvement with child care. (Formerly HSB 630.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2444"
citation: "Iowa HF 2444 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["boarding facilities", "child abuse", "child care", "children", "criminal history", "criminal offenders", "day care services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-21"
last_action: "2018-04-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/877b7c93-5721-41ce-a25b-8a2b44bdac4f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2444&ga=87"
source_hash: "dbba105bc84985cc5faa0575e84aac2eb0a8d79a01f8abc604e63df42a0ded53"
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 2444 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to child care facilities, including child abuse reporting and the prohibition of certain persons from involvement with child care. (Formerly HSB 630.) 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/HF2444.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2444.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-21** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Passed House, ayes 98 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-08** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-12** Message from House.
- **2018-03-12** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-13** Subcommittee: Shipley, Costello, and Jochum.
- **2018-03-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-04-05** Passed Senate, ayes 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-04-05** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-09** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-11** 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/877b7c93-5721-41ce-a25b-8a2b44bdac4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).