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---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to prohibited activities regarding gender transition procedures relative to minors, and including effective date and applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to prohibited activities regarding gender transition procedures relative to minors, and including effective date and applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "SF 538"
citation: "Iowa SF 538 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["attorney general", "claims", "gender", "medical care", "minors", "surgery"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-06"
last_action: "2023-03-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03a13366-5d8c-4aa5-849f-8b04a4bc2cbe"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 538&ga=90"
source_hash: "900a76955d69aea15d722d4cfa0aff9bcc0c8b54129d6ea85baf05eb2c563d5c"
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 SF 538 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to prohibited activities regarding gender transition procedures relative to minors, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
## 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/SF538.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/SF538_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF538.html)
## Votes
- Shall the bill pass? — **58–39** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **33–16** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES — primary (organization)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-06** Committee report, approving bill. `committee-passage`
- **2023-03-07** Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 16. `passage`
- **2023-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-08** Message from Senate.
- **2023-03-08** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-08** Substituted for HF 623.
- **2023-03-08** Passed House, yeas 58, nays 39. `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-03-08** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-09** Message from House.
- **2023-03-22** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-03-22** 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/03a13366-5d8c-4aa5-849f-8b04a4bc2cbe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).