---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the terminology used in relation to the deaf and hard-of-hearing persons. (Formerly HF 2396.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the terminology used in relation to the deaf and hard-of-hearing persons. (Formerly HF 2396.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 2585"
citation: "Iowa HF 2585 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["disabilities", "health", "hearing (sense)", "hearing disabilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-27"
last_action: "2020-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/997c7371-ae40-4db7-be7a-6de619187263"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2585&ga=88"
source_hash: "492f0ef0153347d809053f5b2bc81e8a0805e70dca6917e745a06fc8eec2f40c"
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 2585 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the terminology used in relation to the deaf and hard-of-hearing persons. (Formerly HF 2396.) 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/HF2585.html)
2. **Amendment H-8069** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8069.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8071** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8071.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF2585.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF2585.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF2585.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-27** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2020-03-03** Amendment H-8069 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-03-04** Amendment H-8071, to amendment H-8069 filed, adopted.
- **2020-03-04** Amendment H-8069 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-03-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-09** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-10** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2020-03-04** Message from House.
- **2020-03-04** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-09** Subcommittee: Johnson, Celsi, and Cournoyer.
- **2020-06-09** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-13** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-13** 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/997c7371-ae40-4db7-be7a-6de619187263`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).