---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to terminology involving a pregnant female."
description: "A bill for an act relating to terminology involving a pregnant female."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2253"
citation: "Iowa HF 2253 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["feticide", "pregnancy", "women"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-30"
last_action: "2026-04-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4fad2d5c-1acd-47d7-8262-e105d942d5a9"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2253&ga=91"
source_hash: "90d2ffb1455ea47c8586df16ed215de815f29d4f60ab27e65cd03887aef9424a"
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 2253 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to terminology involving a pregnant female.

## 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/HF2253.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2253.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2253_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2253.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **40–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-30** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-02-25** Passed House, yeas 69, nays 22. `passage`
- **2026-02-25** Immediate message.
- **2026-02-25** Message from House.
- **2026-02-25** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-03** Subcommittee: Westrich, Petersen, and Shipley.
- **2026-03-05** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 2:00PM Room 315.
- **2026-03-09** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-03-18** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-03-26** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2026-04-01** Passed Senate, yeas 40, nays 6. `passage`
- **2026-04-01** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-01** Message from Senate.
- **2026-04-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-04-16** 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/4fad2d5c-1acd-47d7-8262-e105d942d5a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).