---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the application fee and annual fee imposed for nonassistance child support cases. (Formerly SSB 1211, SF 543.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the application fee and annual fee imposed for nonassistance child support cases. (Formerly SSB 1211, SF 543.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 605"
citation: "Iowa SF 605 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child support", "child support recovery", "child support recovery unit", "debt collection", "federal statutes", "fees", "human services department", "paternity", "support of persons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-27"
last_action: "2019-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b4f5522c-aa19-460f-81a9-1859533532b3"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 605&ga=88"
source_hash: "db867f019dd35ce97c5c22c4cb70fc93ea71a88a7c45f4ed6fdcfa5377ae4660"
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 SF 605 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the application fee and annual fee imposed for nonassistance child support cases. (Formerly SSB 1211, SF 543.) 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/SF605.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF605.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-27** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-27** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-04-22** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-22** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-22** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-23** Substituted for HF 739.
- **2019-04-23** Passed House, yeas 98 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-24** Message from House.
- **2019-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, 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/b4f5522c-aa19-460f-81a9-1859533532b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).