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IntroducedJan 30, 2026
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Passed HouseFeb 26, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 06, 2026
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Became Law
Iowa House Bill
A bill for an act exempting a parent’s or legal guardian’s inability to access appropriate behavioral or mental health treatment for their child from the definition of child abuse. (Formerly HSB 503.) Effective date: 07/01/2026
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 14, 2026: Message from House.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HF 2256
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESprimary


Votes
YES: 47
- Alons
- Bennett
- Bisignano
- Blake
- Bousselot
- Campbell
- Costello
- Dawson
- Dickey
- Donahue
- Dotzler
- Drey
- Driscoll
- Evans
- Green
- Gruenhagen
- Guth
- Hardman
- Klimesh
- Knox
- Koelker
- Kraayenbrink
- Lofgren
- McClintock
- Petersen
- Pike
- Quirmbach
- Reichman
- Rozenboom
- Salmon
- Schultz
- Shipley
- Sinclair
- Sires
- Staed
- Sweeney
- Taylor
- Townsend
- Trone
- Garriott
- Warme
- Webster
- Weiner
- Westrich
- Whitver
- Winckler
- Zimmer
- Zumbach
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 14, 2026 | Senate
- Message from House.
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Immediate message.
- May 02, 2026 | House
- Explanation of vote. H.J. 05/02.
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Fiscal note.
- House concurred in Senate amendment H-8299.
- Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0.
- Apr 06, 2026 | House
- Message from Senate.
- Senate amendment H-8299 filed.
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Amendment S-5120 adopted.
- Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
- Immediate message.
- Mar 26, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.
- Amendment S-5120 filed.
- Placed on calendar.
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Fiscal note.
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Subcommittee recommends passage.
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Subcommittee: Alons, Evans, and Petersen.
- Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 12:30PM Room 315.
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Message from House.
- Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services.
- Feb 26, 2026 | House
- Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0.
- Immediate message.
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Fiscal note.
- Jan 30, 2026 | House
- Introduced, placed on calendar.
Bill Texts
- IntroducedHTML
- IntroducedPDF
- EnrolledHTML
- EnrolledPDF
- House Amendment H-8299 -- RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE, 2026-04-13PDF
- House Amendment H-8299 -- RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE, 2026-04-13HTML
- Senate Amendment S-5120 (adopted) -- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 2026-04-06PDF
- Senate Amendment S-5120 (adopted) -- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, 2026-04-06HTML
