---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the vacation of certain termination of parental rights orders."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the vacation of certain termination of parental rights orders."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 400"
citation: "Iowa HF 400 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["children", "domestic relations", "juvenile courts", "parental rights", "parents"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-22"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/016ff55b-be60-4013-a9fb-0e4a08b51d71"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 400&ga=90"
source_hash: "cfa9045228ea62f76f72255f54166fe3deec73eab40cc83bb761e4a6630a3b29"
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 400 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the vacation of certain termination of parental rights orders.

## 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/HF400.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF400_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF400.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-22** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-15** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-15** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-16** Message from House.
- **2023-03-16** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-21** Subcommittee: Garrett, De Witt, and Knox.
- **2023-03-23** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-05-02** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2023-05-02** Message from Senate.
- **2023-05-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-06-01** 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/016ff55b-be60-4013-a9fb-0e4a08b51d71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).