All Roll Calls
Yes: 257 • No: 68
IowaHF 64491st General Assembly (2025–2026)HouseWALLET
A bill for an act relating to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child. (Formerly HF 374.) Effective Date: Conditional, 07/01/2025.
Sponsored By: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Signed by Governor
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Faster care decisions for kids in state custody
When a court gives legal custody of a child to the Department of Human Services, the Department can consent to emergency care. It can also consent to routine medical care and to the child’s individualized education program (IEP). Routine care includes wellness visits, nonemergency exams and lab tests, and needed medicines like antibiotics, but not vaccinations. The Department may delegate these consent rights to a licensed caregiver. If Senate File 582, House File 757, or a successor is enacted by July 1, 2025, it may also delegate to an approved kinship caregiver. When it delegates medical consent, the Department must notify the caregiver and the child’s parents or guardians; for IEP consent, it must also notify the Department of Education. Beginning July 1, 2025, these rules apply only if one of those bills is enacted by that date; otherwise, a similar framework applies but delegation is limited to licensed caregivers.
Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Affiliation unavailable
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/24/2025
Passed House
Yes: 89 • No: 0
Senate vote • 4/22/2025
Passed Senate
Yes: 46 • No: 0
legislature vote • 3/13/2025
Amendment H-1068
Yes: 31 • No: 64
House vote • 3/13/2025
Passed House
Yes: 91 • No: 4
Actions Timeline
Signed by Governor.
6/11/2025GovernorReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
5/19/2025SenateMessage from House.
4/28/2025HouseImmediate message.
4/24/2025legislaturePassed House, yeas 89, nays 0.
4/24/2025HouseHouse concurred in Senate amendment H-1269.
4/24/2025SenateSenate amendment H-1269 filed.
4/22/2025SenateMessage from Senate.
4/22/2025SenateImmediate message.
4/22/2025legislaturePassed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0.
4/22/2025SenateAmendment S-3058 adopted.
4/22/2025legislatureAmendment S-3037 withdrawn.
4/22/2025legislatureSubstituted for SF 554.
4/22/2025legislaturePlaced on calendar under unfinished business.
4/3/2025legislatureAmendment S-3058 filed.
3/26/2025legislatureAmendment S-3037 filed.
3/20/2025legislatureRead first time, attached to SF 554.
3/17/2025legislatureMessage from House.
3/17/2025HouseExplanations of votes.
3/17/2025legislatureImmediate message.
3/13/2025legislaturePassed House, yeas 91, nays 4.
3/13/2025HouseAmendment H-1068, yeas 31, nays 64, lost.
3/13/2025legislatureAmendment H-1068 filed.
3/12/2025legislatureIntroduced, placed on calendar.
2/28/2025legislature
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