---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 298"
citation: "Iowa HF 298 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["housing", "judgments and decrees", "juveniles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-10"
last_action: "2025-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d93cb02-7e08-4a25-86d6-cdbe5d4b0662"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 298&ga=91"
source_hash: "26c6565c14f9969bed78d92bf7872e6fc65c02fa60b139595e45d594b329c584"
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 298 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the placement of a child who is the subject of a pending delinquency petition in a supervised apartment living arrangement pursuant to a consent decree, and the circumstances under which the placement is paid by the state.

## 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/HF298.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF298.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF298_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF298.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (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 88, nays 0. `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 174. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-11** Substituted for SF 174.
- **2025-03-11** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-11** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-11** Message from Senate.
- **2025-03-28** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-03-28** 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/6d93cb02-7e08-4a25-86d6-cdbe5d4b0662`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).