republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2021-2022/hf-743.md

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Bill	A bill for an act providing for representation of adoptive parents by local public defenders. (Formerly HF 589.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.	A bill for an act providing for representation of adoptive parents by local public defenders. (Formerly HF 589.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2021-2022	HF 743	Iowa HF 743 (2021-2022)	bill	adoptions children domestic relations parents public defenders	enacted		3	16	2	2021-03-04	2021-06-22	openstates	ocd-bill/3dc0bf1c-1a0d-4069-adeb-b334a6308883	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 743&ga=89	d6bdcbe2fdbcf1a1abd720adfe2cae4a41a1cb2611810ec75a71b5a309d2c3db	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ia

Iowa HF 743 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act providing for representation of adoptive parents by local public defenders. (Formerly HF 589.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) (committee substitute) — source
3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Shall the bill pass? — 94–0 (pass) · lower
• Shall the bill pass? — 44–0 (pass) · upper

Timeline

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

• 2021-03-04 Introduced, placed on calendar. introduction
• 2021-03-29 Passed House, yeas 94, nays none. passage
• 2021-03-29 Immediate message.
• 2021-03-29 Message from House.
• 2021-03-29 Read first time, referred to Judiciary. reading-1
• 2021-03-30 Subcommittee: Zaun, Bisignano, and Johnson.
• 2021-03-30 Subcommittee Meeting: 03/31/2021 8:30AM RM 24A.
• 2021-03-31 Subcommittee recommends passage.
• 2021-04-01 Committee report, recommending passage. committee-passage
• 2021-04-08 Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
• 2021-05-17 Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. passage
• 2021-06-22 Explanation of vote.
• 2021-05-17 Immediate message.
• 2021-05-17 Message from Senate.
• 2021-05-28 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
• 2021-06-08 Signed by Governor. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3dc0bf1c-1a0d-4069-adeb-b334a6308883. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).