---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the substitute decision maker Act. (Formerly HSB 628.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the substitute decision maker Act. (Formerly HSB 628.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2449"
citation: "Iowa HF 2449 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["aging", "department on", "conservatorships", "decision making", "guardianships", "personal representatives", "power of attorney", "substitute decision making services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-21"
last_action: "2018-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/275dae41-ad38-462e-8eb4-97627ae21784"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2449&ga=87"
source_hash: "9cbfa96470d2b1de6dcbf3f166c094e01cf35fcf82a4c386ec467eec481942df"
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 2449 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the substitute decision maker Act. (Formerly HSB 628.) 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/HF2449.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2449.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-21** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed House, ayes 97 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-07** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-06** Message from House.
- **2018-03-06** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-07** Subcommittee: Greene, Mathis, and Segebart.
- **2018-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-21** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-21** 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/275dae41-ad38-462e-8eb4-97627ae21784`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).