---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 644"
citation: "Iowa HF 644 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["child custody"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 24
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-28"
last_action: "2025-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/01339e58-3dfc-4a79-9bdf-17fc99afd642"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 644&ga=91"
source_hash: "8cdecf828ff3cdd682808a3c673414efe64ca3456a048ed7ad663dfe827d1c6a"
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 644 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child.

## 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/HF644.html)
2. **Amendment H-1068** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1068.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1269** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1269.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3037** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3037.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3058** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3058.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF644.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF644_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF644.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **91–4** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1068 be adopted? — **31–64** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **89–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-12** Amendment H-1068 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-13** Amendment H-1068, yeas 31, nays 64, lost.
- **2025-03-13** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 4. `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Explanations of votes.
- **2025-03-13** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-17** Message from House.
- **2025-03-17** Read first time, attached to SF 554. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-20** Amendment S-3037 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-26** Amendment S-3058 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-22** Substituted for SF 554.
- **2025-04-22** Amendment S-3037 withdrawn.
- **2025-04-22** Amendment S-3058 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-22** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-22** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-22** Senate amendment H-1269 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-24** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1269.
- **2025-04-24** Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-28** Message from House.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-06-11** 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/01339e58-3dfc-4a79-9bdf-17fc99afd642`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).