---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem, a child custody investigator or child and family reporter, or an attorney for certain child custody and visitation matters, and a guardian ad litem for certain child prosecution witnesses. (Formerly HSB 19.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem, a child custody investigator or child and family reporter, or an attorney for certain child custody and visitation matters, and a guardian ad litem for certain child prosecution witnesses. (Formerly HSB 19.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 361"
citation: "Iowa HF 361 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["attorneys", "child custody", "children", "criminal procedure", "families", "guardians ad litem", "prosecutions", "victims", "witnesses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-02"
last_action: "2021-04-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5676a07b-04d6-42b9-be3d-dce70041fdb2"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 361&ga=89"
source_hash: "afb738d3c4acf9be4e89538801fe7e4185134fcad21eb3a395f0a7c70a01503a"
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 361 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the appointment of a guardian ad litem, a child custody investigator or child and family reporter, or an attorney for certain child custody and visitation matters, and a guardian ad litem for certain child prosecution witnesses. (Formerly HSB 19.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

## 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/HF361.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF361_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF361.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-02-10** Passed House, yeas 94, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-02-11** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-02-10** Immediate message.
- **2021-02-11** Message from House.
- **2021-02-11** Read first time, attached to companion SF 180. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-01** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2021-04-07** Substituted for SF 180.
- **2021-04-07** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-07** Message from Senate.
- **2021-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-04-30** 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/5676a07b-04d6-42b9-be3d-dce70041fdb2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).