---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the provision of information regarding postadoption services to all adoptive families. (Formerly HSB 614.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the provision of information regarding postadoption services to all adoptive families. (Formerly HSB 614.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2370"
citation: "Iowa HF 2370 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adoptions", "birth certificates", "human services department", "vital records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3f824ba5-193e-4fc7-8e55-738de1cd0506"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2370&ga=87"
source_hash: "bcde6c09d406c3923776970c89dd51c8f79849b99452f104f7b545ccaf3af3e4"
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 2370 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the provision of information regarding postadoption services to all adoptive families. (Formerly HSB 614.) 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/HF2370.html)
2. **Amendment H-8040** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8040.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5175** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5175.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2370.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8040? — **40–57** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-15** Amendment H-8040 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-20** Sponsor added, Oldson on H-8040.
- **2018-02-20** Point of order raised on H-8040, ruled not germane.
- **2018-02-20** Motion to suspend rules for consideration of H-8040.
- **2018-02-20** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-02-20** Passed House, ayes 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-21** Message from House.
- **2018-02-21** Read first time and attached to similar SF 2283. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-28** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-06** Subcommittee: Carlin, Edler, and Jochum.
- **2018-03-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-21** Amendment S-5175 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-21** Point of order raised on S-5175, ruled out of order.
- **2018-03-21** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-22** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-27** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-03-28** 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/3f824ba5-193e-4fc7-8e55-738de1cd0506`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).