All Roll Calls
Yes: 138 • No: 0
IowaHF 36391st General Assembly (2025–2026)House
A bill for an act relating to the final disposition of remains. (Formerly HSB 16.) Effective date: 07/01/2025.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Signed by Governor
judiciary
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New safeguards for who controls remains
Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa tightens who may control a person’s remains and funeral plans. A person barred under state law cannot serve as the decision-maker. A named designee loses authority if they are charged with first- or second-degree murder or voluntary manslaughter in the death and those charges are known to a third party. A designee also loses authority if they do not act within 24 hours of notice or within 40 hours of the death, whichever is earlier. In these cases, control passes to the alternate designee or, if none, the next person in Iowa’s default order.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
Senate vote • 4/9/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 47 • No: 0
House vote • 3/11/2025
Passed House
Yes: 91 • No: 0
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
4/18/2025GovernorReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
4/17/2025SenateMessage from Senate.
4/10/2025SenateImmediate message.
4/9/2025legislaturePassed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
4/9/2025SenateAmendment S-3091 filed, lost.
4/9/2025legislaturePlaced on calendar.
4/3/2025legislatureCommittee report, recommending passage.
4/3/2025legislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
3/25/2025legislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2025 1:30PM Senate Lounge.
3/24/2025SenateExplanation of vote.
3/19/2025legislatureSubcommittee: Shipley, Petersen, and Rowley.
3/18/2025legislatureRead first time, referred to Judiciary.
3/12/2025legislatureMessage from House.
3/12/2025HouseExplanation of vote.
3/12/2025legislatureImmediate message.
3/11/2025legislaturePassed House, yeas 91, nays 0.
3/11/2025HouseAmendment H-1048 adopted.
3/11/2025legislatureAmendment H-1048 filed.
3/10/2025legislatureIntroduced, placed on calendar.
2/12/2025legislature
Bill Text
As Introduced
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