---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to service of copies of court documents on certain persons relating to the receipt of emergency protective services by a dependent adult. (Formerly HSB 6.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to service of copies of court documents on certain persons relating to the receipt of emergency protective services by a dependent adult. (Formerly HSB 6.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 183"
citation: "Iowa HF 183 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adult abuse", "adult persons", "dependent adults", "dependent persons", "human services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/51932019-16db-4de0-ba0b-afd285125ef8"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 183&ga=87"
source_hash: "6d81919dfbb939149bb5417eccdd93268490757086f34ed21a02f77afd48e6bd"
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 183 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to service of copies of court documents on certain persons relating to the receipt of emergency protective services by a dependent adult. (Formerly HSB 6.) Effective 7-1-17.

## 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/HF183.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF183.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-02-14** Passed House, ayes 98, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-02-14** Immediate message.
- **2017-02-14** Message from House.
- **2017-02-14** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-20** Subcommittee: Garrett, Petersen, and Shipley.
- **2017-03-14** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-03** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-03** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-12** 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/51932019-16db-4de0-ba0b-afd285125ef8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).