---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to mandatory child abuse and dependent adult abuse reporter training requirements. (Formerly HF 538.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to mandatory child abuse and dependent adult abuse reporter training requirements. (Formerly HF 538.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 731"
citation: "Iowa HF 731 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["abuse", "adult abuse", "child abuse", "continuing education", "dependent adults", "dependent persons", "human services department", "reports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-13"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c4df0e25-935e-4cd9-bdee-c8ee4fd7f181"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 731&ga=88"
source_hash: "549272a8ff8dcfc9f83174e57f161e3880f390ff5ac56fc2300adf5bb19cb817"
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 731 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to mandatory child abuse and dependent adult abuse reporter training requirements. (Formerly HF 538.) 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/HF731.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF731.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.

- **2019-03-13** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-28** Passed House, yeas 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-03-28** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-28** Message from House.
- **2019-03-28** Read first time and attached to similar SF 544. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-17** Substituted for SF 544.
- **2019-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-18** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-08** 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/c4df0e25-935e-4cd9-bdee-c8ee4fd7f181`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).