---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the exploitation of a dependent adult by a caretaker. (Formerly HSB 21.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the exploitation of a dependent adult by a caretaker. (Formerly HSB 21.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 323"
citation: "Iowa HF 323 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adult abuse", "caregivers", "dependent adults", "exploitation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-08"
last_action: "2019-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47fa0f59-7222-4ece-bdc8-824f0ce07f46"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 323&ga=88"
source_hash: "e4a902f403d463adf301fa2305227b89f102fd611207f9128f3d960b64283b70"
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 323 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the exploitation of a dependent adult by a caretaker. (Formerly HSB 21.) Effective 7-1-19.

## 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/HF323.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF323.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-02-20** Passed House, yeas 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2019-02-21** Message from House.
- **2019-02-21** Read first time and attached to companion SF 153. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-10** Substituted for SF 153.
- **2019-04-10** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-10** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-22** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-04-23** 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/47fa0f59-7222-4ece-bdc8-824f0ce07f46`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).