---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections, the board of corrections, superintendents, and district directors."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections, the board of corrections, superintendents, and district directors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 398"
citation: "Iowa HF 398 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["correctional systems", "corrections board", "corrections department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/82bfa520-20e3-4d96-8da3-48d16150c31c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 398&ga=91"
source_hash: "5ab781f671d713927d0d1f7c7692853d23264283dcb4a7a065772d3a2e8e0c36"
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 398 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the duties of the director of the department of corrections, the board of corrections, superintendents, and district directors.

## 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/HF398.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF398.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF398_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF398.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **32–15** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **62–29** (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 62, nays 29. `passage`
- **2025-03-12** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-11** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-12** Message from House.
- **2025-03-12** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-13** Subcommittee: Reichman, Green, and Townsend.
- **2025-03-17** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2025 1:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2025-03-18** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 15. `passage`
- **2025-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-17** 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/82bfa520-20e3-4d96-8da3-48d16150c31c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).