---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the discovery of evidence in a criminal or postconviction relief action involving victims of sexual abuse, and the admissibility of evidence in a prosecution for physical abuse or a sexual offense upon or against a child, person with an intellectual disability, person with a cognitive impairment, or person with a developmental disability. (Formerly HSB 529.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the discovery of evidence in a criminal or postconviction relief action involving victims of sexual abuse, and the admissibility of evidence in a prosecution for physical abuse or a sexual offense upon or against a child, person with an intellectual disability, person with a cognitive impairment, or person with a developmental disability. (Formerly HSB 529.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2239"
citation: "Iowa HF 2239 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal offenders", "criminal procedure", "discovery", "evidence", "postconviction procedure", "sexual abuse", "victims"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-02"
last_action: "2022-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4c16daa1-ae32-4122-a7dd-85fae57161ec"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2239&ga=89"
source_hash: "bd96529824fc03ea5194cedf91d676457188ddf24aa09d539e154e4715052dce"
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 2239 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the discovery of evidence in a criminal or postconviction relief action involving victims of sexual abuse, and the admissibility of evidence in a prosecution for physical abuse or a sexual offense upon or against a child, person with an intellectual disability, person with a cognitive impairment, or person with a developmental disability. (Formerly HSB 529.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/89/attachments/HF2239.html)
2. **Amendment H-8290** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8290.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5094** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S5094.pdf)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2239_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2239.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **92–3** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-07** Fiscal note.
- **2022-02-22** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 3. `passage`
- **2022-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-23** Message from House.
- **2022-02-23** Read first time, attached to companion SF 2253. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-03-29** Substituted for SF 2253.
- **2022-03-29** Amendment S-5094 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-29** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-29** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-29** Message from Senate.
- **2022-03-29** Senate amendment H-8290 filed.
- **2022-03-30** Fiscal note.
- **2022-04-04** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8290.
- **2022-04-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-05** Message from House.
- **2022-05-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-05-24** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2022-06-22** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4c16daa1-ae32-4122-a7dd-85fae57161ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).