---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the nonconsensual termination of a human pregnancy, and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 2206.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the nonconsensual termination of a human pregnancy, and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 2206.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2372"
citation: "Iowa HF 2372 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["felonies", "fines", "incarceration", "informed consent", "medical care", "pregnancy"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-10"
last_action: "2022-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82c4ca5b-8e40-4239-ae3f-8e6756721364"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2372&ga=89"
source_hash: "2d8860d16af04444641496032adb4e2a415ed9fd48bceec9cc7d34d568f918c3"
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 2372 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the nonconsensual termination of a human pregnancy, and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 2206.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/89/attachments/HF2372.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2372_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2372.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-10** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-14** Fiscal note.
- **2022-02-23** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-02-23** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-24** Message from House.
- **2022-02-24** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-24** Subcommittee: J. Taylor, Johnson, and Petersen.
- **2022-03-09** Subcommittee Meeting: [].
- **2022-03-10** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2022-03-17** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-04-19** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-21** Message from Senate.
- **2022-05-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-05-23** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-27** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/82c4ca5b-8e40-4239-ae3f-8e6756721364`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).