---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to access to a copy of an original birth certificate by an adoptee or an entitled person, providing for fees, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 723, HSB 226.) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to access to a copy of an original birth certificate by an adoptee or an entitled person, providing for fees, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 723, HSB 226.) Effective date: Enactment, 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 855"
citation: "Iowa HF 855 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adoptions", "adult persons", "birth certificates", "vital records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-25"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c635bd1-5610-48b9-94c5-067c71057821"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 855&ga=89"
source_hash: "93c5ce963d1293c7cb618d62d5027c1762d31038a92af57b85887bd19efa75e5"
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 855 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to access to a copy of an original birth certificate by an adoptee or an entitled person, providing for fees, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 723, HSB 226.) Effective date: Enactment, 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/HF855.html)
2. **Amendment H-1410** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1410.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3164** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3164.pdf)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF855_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF855.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-25** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-04-13** Passed House, yeas 91, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-13** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-14** Message from House.
- **2021-04-14** Read first time, attached to companion SF 589. `reading-1`
- **2021-04-21** Substituted for SF 589.
- **2021-04-21** Amendment S-3164 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-21** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-22** Message from Senate.
- **2021-04-22** Senate amendment H-1410 filed.
- **2021-04-27** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1410.
- **2021-04-27** Passed House, yeas 93, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-06** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-04-27** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-28** Message from House.
- **2021-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-05-19** 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/8c635bd1-5610-48b9-94c5-067c71057821`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).