---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to protections for certain potential recipients of anatomical gifts. (Formerly HF 2118.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to protections for certain potential recipients of anatomical gifts. (Formerly HF 2118.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 2561"
citation: "Iowa HF 2561 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["anatomical gifts", "disabilities", "medical care", "organs and tissue"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-26"
last_action: "2020-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b26140f7-5671-4031-8bf4-6327a6ba3d9c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2561&ga=88"
source_hash: "4532b858b5970c389aea40bcc7b25831dbb58feadb1d8d9b2bebc89b100b98e3"
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 2561 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to protections for certain potential recipients of anatomical gifts. (Formerly HF 2118.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/88/attachments/HF2561.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF2561.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-26** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2020-03-09** Passed House, yeas 99, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-10** Message from House.
- **2020-03-10** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-11** Subcommittee: Segebart, Carlin, and Jochum.
- **2020-06-05** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-12** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-06-12** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-12** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-25** 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/b26140f7-5671-4031-8bf4-6327a6ba3d9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).