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type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act including personal degradation as a form of dependent adult abuse by caretakers in facilities and programs regulated by the department of inspections and appeals, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 146.) Effective 3-30-17."
description: "A bill for an act including personal degradation as a form of dependent adult abuse by caretakers in facilities and programs regulated by the department of inspections and appeals, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 146.) Effective 3-30-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 544"
citation: "Iowa HF 544 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["adult abuse", "caregivers", "dependent adults", "dependent persons", "older persons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-07"
last_action: "2017-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d8bbb77a-4f32-4690-ba6b-364c99b88dba"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 544&ga=87"
source_hash: "1b989af0b29d95ab3846b4236b9832f6984dcf67cf36d096455c3a4fed499708"
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 544 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act including personal degradation as a form of dependent adult abuse by caretakers in facilities and programs regulated by the department of inspections and appeals, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 146.) Effective 3-30-17.
## 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/87/attachments/HF544.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF544.html)
## Votes
- Shall the bill pass? — **930** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **490** (pass) · upper
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2017-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-14** Passed House, ayes 93, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-14** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-14** Message from House.
- **2017-03-14** Read first time and attached to similar SF 420. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-21** Substituted for SF 420.
- **2017-03-21** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-27** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-21** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-28** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-03-28** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-30** 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/d8bbb77a-4f32-4690-ba6b-364c99b88dba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).