---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act requiring the department of health and human services to reimburse a county for the temporary holding of, or confinement of, a sexually violent predator who commits a public offense while subject to an order of civil commitment."
description: "A bill for an act requiring the department of health and human services to reimburse a county for the temporary holding of, or confinement of, a sexually violent predator who commits a public offense while subject to an order of civil commitment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 643"
citation: "Iowa HF 643 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["county government", "health and human services department", "incarceration", "sexually violent predators"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-28"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf1b7a1f-a9c0-44f7-866a-4e4d71c81206"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 643&ga=91"
source_hash: "d8b0ae3272f2765d98d740c8c365d0eac43d563f655b2d75ae0c9608290853e6"
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 643 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act requiring the department of health and human services to reimburse a county for the temporary holding of, or confinement of, a sexually violent predator who commits a public offense while subject to an order of civil commitment.

## 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/HF643.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF643.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF643_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF643.html)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-13** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Explanations of votes.
- **2025-03-13** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-17** Message from House.
- **2025-03-17** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-16** Attached to SF 623.
- **2025-04-16** Substituted for SF 623.
- **2025-04-16** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-16** NOBA: Final
- **2025-04-17** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-19** 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/bf1b7a1f-a9c0-44f7-866a-4e4d71c81206`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).