---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to personal degradation of a dependent adult as a form of dependent adult abuse by a caretaker regulated by the department of human services, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 112.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to personal degradation of a dependent adult as a form of dependent adult abuse by a caretaker regulated by the department of human services, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 112.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 569"
citation: "Iowa HF 569 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adult abuse", "dependent adults"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-28"
last_action: "2019-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6b36a21-4c40-4bd6-b7c4-25d2ba50fa11"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 569&ga=88"
source_hash: "cb3cade48c4da57a8bf3b8f08b7a9389afe6b35b0571510770562c213f904c80"
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 569 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to personal degradation of a dependent adult as a form of dependent adult abuse by a caretaker regulated by the department of human services, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 112.) 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/HF569.html)
2. **Amendment H-1089** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1089.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF569.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF569.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF569.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-28** Amendment H-1089 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-09** Amendment H-1089 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-09** Passed House, yeas 99 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-09** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-04-09** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-10** Message from House.
- **2019-04-10** Read first time and attached to similar SF 426. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-24** Substituted for SF 426.
- **2019-04-24** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-24** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-10** 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/b6b36a21-4c40-4bd6-b7c4-25d2ba50fa11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).