---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the address confidentiality program."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the address confidentiality program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 397"
citation: "Iowa HF 397 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["confidentiality", "victims"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ec9b6ef-0a6e-4be7-b910-4720c566d887"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 397&ga=91"
source_hash: "3d8d1afcf1a81550e99eabcd49272bbb589a2f988c2a50b395a884b2b5c7cb8f"
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 397 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the address confidentiality program.

## 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/HF397.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF397.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF397_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF397.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **91–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-13** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-11** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-11** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-12** Message from House.
- **2025-03-12** Read first time, attached to SF 457. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-21** Substituted for SF 457.
- **2025-04-21** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-21** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-06** 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/1ec9b6ef-0a6e-4be7-b910-4720c566d887`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).