---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to juvenile justice, including provisions relating to child foster care and parent visitation in child in need of assistance proceedings. (Formerly HSB 184.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to juvenile justice, including provisions relating to child foster care and parent visitation in child in need of assistance proceedings. (Formerly HSB 184.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 644"
citation: "Iowa HF 644 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child abuse", "child assistance", "federal statutes", "foster care", "group homes", "human services department", "juvenile facilities", "juvenile justice", "mental health", "parents", "visitation rights"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-06"
last_action: "2019-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1951857b-896e-4f77-b564-63365316d2f0"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 644&ga=88"
source_hash: "6bed85510352b73266f24b4a87c029e5cbf7311bdfcc92b0fa207613fe2bb05c"
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 644 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to juvenile justice, including provisions relating to child foster care and parent visitation in child in need of assistance proceedings. (Formerly HSB 184.) 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/HF644.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF644.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-13** Fiscal note.
- **2019-03-19** Passed House, yeas 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-19** Message from House.
- **2019-03-19** Read first time and attached to companion SF 477. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-23** Substituted for SF 477.
- **2019-04-23** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-23** 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/1951857b-896e-4f77-b564-63365316d2f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).