---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to responsibility for payment of fees relating to termination of parental rights proceedings."
description: "A bill for an act relating to responsibility for payment of fees relating to termination of parental rights proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2403"
citation: "Iowa HF 2403 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["attorneys", "courts", "domestic relations", "fees", "guardians ad litem", "parental rights", "poverty"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a2b3faaa-a820-4088-aa4b-97d82dd3d7eb"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2403&ga=90"
source_hash: "b23eb257166c5f51e3d6ffbd543432a78ce2399b60161e1056c2befb975657ae"
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 2403 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to responsibility for payment of fees relating to termination of parental rights proceedings.

## 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/90/attachments/HF2403.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2403_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2403.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-27** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Explanations of votes.
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-28** Message from House.
- **2024-02-28** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-11** Attached to SF 2403.
- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-03-19** Substituted for SF 2403.
- **2024-03-19** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-19** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-01** 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/a2b3faaa-a820-4088-aa4b-97d82dd3d7eb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).