---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proceedings."
description: "A bill for an act authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 314"
citation: "Iowa HF 314 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adoptions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-10"
last_action: "2025-04-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5c66655a-fcaa-4b00-b8b8-b37b953ce694"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 314&ga=91"
source_hash: "759216d77060c596b18ee193e584ec064be0adb8d8299477fb26e114372bde5e"
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 314 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adoption 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/91/attachments/HF314.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF314.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF314_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF314.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **71–18** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **36–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-10** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-10** Passed House, yeas 71, nays 18. `passage`
- **2025-03-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-10** Message from House.
- **2025-03-10** Read first time, attached to SF 154. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-07** Substituted for SF 154.
- **2025-04-07** Passed Senate, yeas 36, nays 11. `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-08** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-17** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-04-18** 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/5c66655a-fcaa-4b00-b8b8-b37b953ce694`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).