---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the use of child labor in laundry occupations. (Formerly HF 43.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the use of child labor in laundry occupations. (Formerly HF 43.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 441"
citation: "Iowa HF 441 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child labor", "children", "labor and employment", "laundromats"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-27"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b15e9740-8d2c-4603-8fbe-6f3aeb80eb70"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 441&ga=87"
source_hash: "2355789ae290f265230b57df102dab3fcccbcf0ad4e9a6b9f817214597dc2e95"
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 441 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the use of child labor in laundry occupations. (Formerly HF 43.) 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/HF441.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF441.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–3** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–3** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-27** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-20** Passed House, ayes 94, nays 3. `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-20** Message from House.
- **2017-03-20** Read first time, referred to Labor and Business Relations. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-23** Subcommittee: Breitbach, Bisignano, and Guth.
- **2017-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 3. `passage`
- **2017-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-04** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-13** 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/b15e9740-8d2c-4603-8fbe-6f3aeb80eb70`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).