---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing for juvenile court jurisdiction over minor guardianship proceedings and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 118.) Effective 1-1-20."
description: "A bill for an act providing for juvenile court jurisdiction over minor guardianship proceedings and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 118.) Effective 1-1-20."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 591"
citation: "Iowa HF 591 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child assistance", "child custody", "competency", "conservatorships", "guardianships", "jurisdiction", "juvenile courts", "juveniles", "legal assistance", "minors", "parental rights", "parents"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 23
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-04"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/486b4181-5143-43ea-ad58-ad2c276cdef1"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 591&ga=88"
source_hash: "0136f62664d9861e88828b01dcc18ab18f065e27f12639c72b009254406bb382"
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 591 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act providing for juvenile court jurisdiction over minor guardianship proceedings and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 118.) Effective 1-1-20.

## 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/HF591.html)
2. **Amendment H-1054** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1054.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1195** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1195.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3149** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3149.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF591.html)
6. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF591.html)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF591.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-13** Fiscal note.
- **2019-03-19** Amendment H-1054 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-21** Amendment H-1054 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-21** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-25** Message from House.
- **2019-03-25** Read first time and attached to similar SF 425. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-10** Substituted for SF 425.
- **2019-04-10** Amendment S-3149 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-10** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-10** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-10** Senate amendment H-1195 filed.
- **2019-04-15** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1195.
- **2019-04-15** Passed House, yeas 97 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-17** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-04-15** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-16** Message from House.
- **2019-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-01** 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/486b4181-5143-43ea-ad58-ad2c276cdef1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).