---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the release of custody of a newborn infant under the newborn safe haven Act."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the release of custody of a newborn infant under the newborn safe haven Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 425"
citation: "Iowa HF 425 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child custody", "children", "emergency medical care", "fire departments", "newborn children", "newborn safe haven"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-22"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/172ef31e-bbcc-4da0-9c09-ead5f4e20e15"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 425&ga=90"
source_hash: "40b67191a9906c8a2ab3495990a3f6598b12835ea70944f63a412aeed5eafc8b"
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 425 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the release of custody of a newborn infant under the newborn safe haven Act.

## 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/HF425.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF425_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF425.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-22** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-13** Message from House.
- **2023-03-13** Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Subcommittee: Sweeney, Alons, and Trone Garriott.
- **2023-03-14** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/15/2023 1:00PM Room 315.
- **2023-03-15** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-24** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 2. `passage`
- **2023-04-24** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-25** 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/172ef31e-bbcc-4da0-9c09-ead5f4e20e15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).