---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the provision and administration of mental health, disability, and homemaker-home health aide services and the responsibility for other health-related services. (Formerly HSB 631.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the provision and administration of mental health, disability, and homemaker-home health aide services and the responsibility for other health-related services. (Formerly HSB 631.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2445"
citation: "Iowa HF 2445 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["county auditors", "county government", "mental health", "parental rights", "parents", "support of persons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-21"
last_action: "2018-05-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/42c5e860-c1cf-4082-bdfd-eed0b749dbc5"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2445&ga=87"
source_hash: "3f02386bcadb6e6ce047caab7f7f6e9a4c4efd8c29a70871d5dadd2ce7776dca"
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 2445 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the provision and administration of mental health, disability, and homemaker-home health aide services and the responsibility for other health-related services. (Formerly HSB 631.) 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/HF2445.html)
2. **Amendment H-8353** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8353.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5160** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5160.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2445.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- 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: Segebart, Greene, and Ragan.
- **2018-03-15** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-15** Amendment S-5160 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-04-03** Amendment S-5160 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-03** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-03** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-03** Senate amendment H-8353 filed.
- **2018-04-18** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8353.
- **2018-04-18** Passed House, ayes 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-19** Message from House.
- **2018-05-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-05-04** 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/42c5e860-c1cf-4082-bdfd-eed0b749dbc5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).