# Iowa HF 381: A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and provide for Code editor directives. (Formerly HSB 115.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. Iowa HF 381, A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and provide for Code editor directives. (Formerly HSB 115.) Effective date: 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY; status signed, last action 2025-04-25 (Signed by Governor.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF381-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 381 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to statutory corrections which may adjust language to reflect current practices, insert earlier omissions, delete redundancies and inaccuracies, resolve inconsistencies and conflicts, remove ambiguities, and provide for Code editor directives. (Formerly HSB 115.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-13 - Last action: 2025-04-25, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (138 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 8 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Caregivers gain access to child-exam findings: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, caregivers must receive certain information from a child’s court-ordered physical or mental exam. This applies in child-in-need-of-assistance or delinquency cases. The exam must indicate a threat to another person’s safety, violence causing bodily injury, or sexual abuse inv… - Midwife maternity care gains insurance coverage: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered Iowa health plans must cover maternity services from midwives licensed under Iowa’s midwife licensing law. Coverage applies regardless of where care is given, following the insurance commissioner’s rules. Plans must provide maternity benefits beyond pregnancy complic… - Farm tenants qualify for construction compensation: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, farm tenants count as landowners under specified construction-damage compensation rules. They can qualify for payment for covered damage to land, crops, or other personal property. Covered work includes specified pipeline construction and related structures, or underground s… - Older vehicles gain single-plate display option: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, qualifying vehicles from model year 1948 or earlier can display just one rear registration plate. The other issued plate must be carried inside whenever the vehicle is driven on a public highway. This older-vehicle category excludes trucks registered above five tons, autocyc… - Specified pharmacy penalties stay confidential: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, assessment and payment of pharmacy penalties under Iowa Code section 155A.18(2) are confidential. They are not treated or reported as disciplinary action. The penalties themselves still apply. - City-law coverage clarified for all cities: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa Code chapter 392 joins the municipal-law chapters that apply to all Iowa cities. The listed chapters can also be cited with the City Code of Iowa. This clarifies the reach and citation of city law, without specifying a household payment or benefit. - More alcohol retailers can buy beer: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa class B retail alcohol license holders can sell beer to special class C retail native wine licensees. Buyers must resell it for drinking on the premises. Each sale is limited to five cases of beer, high-alcohol beer, and canned cocktails. Sellers can make no more than o… - Some families face capped child-health charges: cost, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa’s HAWK-I child health program permits premiums or copayments for eligible children in a specified income range. Family income must be at least 150% and no more than 200% of the federal poverty level. Charges must reflect family income and size and cannot exceed 5% of ye… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-08 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-03-11 | House | Passed House | pass | 91 | 0 | | ## Actions (14) - 2025-04-25: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2025-04-24: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2025-04-09: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-04-08: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Substituted for SF 396. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-03-12: Read first time, attached to SF 396. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-12: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-03-11: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-11: Passed House, yeas 91, nays 0. (House) - 2025-02-13: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF381.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF381.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) 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(vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF381.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF381.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF381-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-18).