republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2023-2024/hf-474.md

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Bill	A bill for an act relating to placement of custody of a newborn infant under the newborn safe haven Act.	A bill for an act relating to placement of custody of a newborn infant under the newborn safe haven Act.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2023-2024	HF 474	Iowa HF 474 (2023-2024)	bill	adoptions child custody children health and human services department juvenile courts newborn children newborn safe haven	enacted		9	26	4	2023-02-27	2023-04-28	openstates	ocd-bill/6efaa6c1-df36-43e1-9348-cdeb14f5afd1	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 474&ga=90	9247aae1970442832da0aada8b2e6b7289848368101dc45cdc2ac2e121a99cee	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	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
2. Amendment H-1154 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment H-1158 (committee substitute) — source
4. Amendment H-1255 (committee substitute) — source
5. Amendment S-3130 (committee substitute) — source
6. Amendment S-3144 (committee substitute) — source
7. Reprinted (committee substitute) — source
8. Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) (committee substitute) — source
9. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

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; origin ocd-bill/6efaa6c1-df36-43e1-9348-cdeb14f5afd1. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).