---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to medical procedures including abortion and limitations regarding the withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure from a minor child. (Formerly HF 233.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to medical procedures including abortion and limitations regarding the withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure from a minor child. (Formerly HF 233.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 594"
citation: "Iowa HF 594 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["courts", "life support", "medical care", "minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 40
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2019-03-04"
last_action: "2020-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4507e23f-e144-4823-bbd1-f4b8853155b1"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 594&ga=88"
source_hash: "ff9f1343135a9a78954b970478d5180d16c89878791045a78b739917f399dace"
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 594 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to medical procedures including abortion and limitations regarding the withdrawal of a life-sustaining procedure from a minor child. (Formerly HF 233.) 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/HF594.html)
2. **Amendment H-1009** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1009.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8312** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8312.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8314** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8314.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5151** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5151.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5162** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5162.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF594.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **58–36** (pass) · lower
- Shall the title be renamed? — **41–54** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? #2 — **31–16** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-8314, to the Senate amendment H-8312 be adopted? — **53–42** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-5151 be adopted? — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **53–42** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1009 be adopted? — **43–51** (fail) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8314, to the Senate amendment H-8312? — **52–43** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-08** Amendment H-1009 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Amendment H-1009 lost.
- **2019-03-11** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point not well taken.
- **2019-03-11** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2019-03-11** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, Speaker resolved the point of order.
- **2019-03-11** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2019-03-11** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, Speaker resolved the point of order.
- **2019-03-11** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2019-03-11** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2019-03-11** Passed House, yeas 58, nays 36. `passage`
- **2019-03-11** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-12** Message from House.
- **2019-03-12** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-12** Subcommittee: Schultz, Bisignano, and Zaun.
- **2019-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2020-06-13** Amendment S-5151 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2020-06-13** Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 17. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-13** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-13** Senate amendment H-8312 filed.
- **2020-06-13** Amendment H-8314 to Senate amendment H-8312 filed.
- **2020-06-13** Point of order raised on H-8314 to Senate amendment H-8312, ruled not germane.
- **2020-06-13** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of H-8314 to Senate amendment H-8312.
- **2020-06-13** Motion to suspend rules prevailed.
- **2020-06-13** Amendment H-8314 to Senate amendment H-8312 adopted.
- **2020-06-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-06-13** House concurred H-8312 as amended.
- **2020-06-13** Passed House, yeas 53, nays 42. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-13** Message from House, with amendment S-5162.
- **2020-06-14** Senate concurred with S-5162.
- **2020-06-14** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 16. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-06-14** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-14** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-29** 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/4507e23f-e144-4823-bbd1-f4b8853155b1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).