---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to paternity in certain actions before the juvenile court."
description: "A bill for an act relating to paternity in certain actions before the juvenile court."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 216"
citation: "Iowa HF 216 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child assistance", "children", "district courts", "juvenile courts", "juvenile justice", "parents", "paternity"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-02-07"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/008fb019-1515-485d-bf20-1925d6ca3f21"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 216&ga=90"
source_hash: "1352914da01795b88525f0fd7ba29aba3ea2e77878af29c3aa09ee63fe08ee90"
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 216 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to paternity in certain actions before the juvenile court.

## 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/90/attachments/HF216.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF216_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF216.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-02-15** Passed House, yeas 99, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-02-15** Immediate message.
- **2023-02-16** Message from House.
- **2023-02-16** Read first time, attached to SF 147. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-30** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-05-02** Substituted for SF 147.
- **2023-05-02** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2023-05-02** Message from Senate.
- **2023-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-06-01** 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/008fb019-1515-485d-bf20-1925d6ca3f21`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).