---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to placement of custody of a newborn infant under the newborn safe haven Act."
description: "A bill for an act relating to placement of custody of a newborn infant under the newborn safe haven Act."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 474"
citation: "Iowa HF 474 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adoptions", "child custody", "children", "health and human services department", "juvenile courts", "newborn children", "newborn safe haven"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 26
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-27"
last_action: "2023-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6efaa6c1-df36-43e1-9348-cdeb14f5afd1"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 474&ga=90"
source_hash: "9247aae1970442832da0aada8b2e6b7289848368101dc45cdc2ac2e121a99cee"
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 474 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to placement of custody of a newborn infant under the newborn safe haven Act.

## 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/HF474.html)
2. **Amendment H-1154** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1154.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1158** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1158.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1255** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1255.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3130** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3130.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3144** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3144.pdf)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF474.html)
8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF474_GovLetter.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF474.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **93–2** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3144 be adopted? — **16–34** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-27** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-21** Amendment H-1154 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-22** Amendment H-1158 to amendment H-1154 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-22** Amendment H-1154 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-03-22** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 2. `passage`
- **2023-03-22** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-23** Message from House.
- **2023-03-23** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Subcommittee: Rowley, Petersen, and Shipley.
- **2023-03-27** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/28/2023 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2023-03-28** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2023-04-17** Amendment S-3144 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-17** Amendment S-3130 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-18** Message from Senate.
- **2023-04-18** Senate amendment H-1255 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-19** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1255.
- **2023-04-19** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-19** Message from House.
- **2023-04-28** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-04-28** 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/6efaa6c1-df36-43e1-9348-cdeb14f5afd1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).