---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to interviews conducted with a child subsequent to a report of child abuse."
description: "A bill for an act relating to interviews conducted with a child subsequent to a report of child abuse."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "SF 2416"
citation: "Iowa SF 2416 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child abuse", "evidence", "informed consent", "juvenile courts", "juvenile justice", "law enforcement officers", "reports"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-19"
last_action: "2026-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fbf3a702-48a0-418d-861e-f0cb50806392"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 2416&ga=91"
source_hash: "3e50d688faf8acdf9b6b0b53da0123e8c70c7a4cf71949cb321cc9982e67fce6"
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 2416 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to interviews conducted with a child subsequent to a report of child abuse.

## 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/SF2416.html)
2. **Amendment S-5055** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5055.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/SF2416.html)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/SF2416.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/91/attachments/SF2416.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/SF2416_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/SF2416.html)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-19** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-04** Amendment S-5055 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2026-03-04** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-04** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-04** Message from Senate.
- **2026-03-04** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-05** Substituted for HF 2703.
- **2026-03-05** Passed House, yeas 85, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Immediate message.
- **2026-03-09** Message from House.
- **2026-04-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-09** 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/fbf3a702-48a0-418d-861e-f0cb50806392`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).