---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning the creation, administration, and termination of adult and minor guardianships and conservatorships."
description: "A bill for an act concerning the creation, administration, and termination of adult and minor guardianships and conservatorships."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 295"
citation: "Iowa SF 295 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adult persons", "civil procedure", "conservatorships", "courts", "guardianships", "minors", "probate code", "reports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 28
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-15"
last_action: "2024-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/242dc76f-ccc1-45bb-ab9a-3326d1f10f8b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 295&ga=90"
source_hash: "870711952937674be01774cea1a01ea7762a934e63faaa9cc2e0170549f5e20c"
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 SF 295 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act concerning the creation, administration, and termination of adult and minor guardianships and conservatorships.

## 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/SF295.html)
2. **Amendment H-8007** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8007.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5037** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5037.pdf)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF295_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF295.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-15** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-02-15** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-06** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-07** Message from Senate.
- **2023-03-07** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Subcommittee: Gustoff, Scheetz and Thomson, C.
- **2023-03-23** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2023 11:30AM RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult.
- **2023-03-27** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
- **2023-12-31** * * * * * END OF [] ACTIONS * * * * *
- **2024-01-25** Subcommittee: Gustoff, Scheetz and Thomson, C.
- **2024-01-30** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/31/2024 4:00PM RM 102, Sup. Ct. Consult.
- **2024-01-31** Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-14** Committee amendment H-8007 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-14** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-02-29** Committee amendment H-8007 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-29** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-04** Message from House, with amendment S-5037.
- **2024-03-05** Senate concurred with S-5037.
- **2024-03-05** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-05** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-05** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-10** 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/242dc76f-ccc1-45bb-ab9a-3326d1f10f8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).