---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to participation in conciliation related to a dissolution of marriage. (Formerly HF 544.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to participation in conciliation related to a dissolution of marriage. (Formerly HF 544.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 719"
citation: "Iowa HF 719 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["abuse", "conciliation", "courts", "dissolution of marriage", "domestic abuse", "domestic relations", "elder abuse"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-12"
last_action: "2019-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dba3b98b-68a2-4c1a-908d-3aa2f748db9b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 719&ga=88"
source_hash: "103fa881b7124a3d89abb1968255e420e77e583a034ab846bebb95a92302ba6e"
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 719 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to participation in conciliation related to a dissolution of marriage. (Formerly HF 544.) 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/HF719.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF719.html)

## Votes

- 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.

- **2019-03-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-19** Message from House.
- **2019-03-19** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** Subcommittee: Garrett, Kinney, and Nunn.
- **2019-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-18** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-18** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-18** Message from Senate.
- **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/dba3b98b-68a2-4c1a-908d-3aa2f748db9b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).