# Iowa SF 473: A bill for an act relating to certain sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of certain entities for purposes of child foster care and adoption. (Formerly SF 236.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Iowa SF 473, A bill for an act relating to certain sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of certain entities for purposes of child foster care and adoption. (Formerly SF 236.) Effective date: 07/01/2026., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) Senate bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; status signed, last action 2026-06-02 (Signed by Governor.) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF473-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa SF 473 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to certain sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of certain entities for purposes of child foster care and adoption. (Formerly SF 236.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-02-27 - Last action: 2026-06-02, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: judiciary - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (160 yes, 117 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-21 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 28 | 16 | | | 2026-04-20 | legislature | Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8320 | fail | 39 | 53 | | | 2026-04-20 | House | Passed House | pass | 58 | 34 | | | 2025-03-25 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 35 | 14 | | ## Actions (41) - 2026-06-02: Signed by Governor. (Senate) - 2026-05-05: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Message from Senate. (House) - 2026-04-21: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 16. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Senate concurred with S-5200. (Senate) - 2026-04-21: Message from House, with amendment S-5200. (Senate) - 2026-04-20: Immediate message. (House) - 2026-04-20: Passed House, yeas 58, nays 34. (House) - 2026-04-20: Amendment H-8353 adopted. (House) - 2026-04-20: Motion to suspend rules failed. (House) - 2026-04-20: Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8320, yeas 39, nays 53. (House) - 2026-04-20: Point of order raised on amendment H-8320, ruled not germane. (House) - 2026-04-20: Amendment H-8370 withdrawn. (House) - 2026-04-15: Amendment H-8370 filed. (House) - 2026-04-13: Amendment H-8353 filed. (House) - 2026-04-07: Amendment H-8320 filed. (House) - 2026-03-26: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (House) - 2026-03-18: Placed on calendar. (House) - 2026-03-18: Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. (House) - 2026-03-18: Committee report, recommending passage. (House) - 2026-03-05: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2026-03-03: Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2026 8:15AM House Lounge. (House) - 2026-03-03: Subcommittee: Williams, Dunwell and Wessel-Kroeschell. (House) - 2025-12-31: * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * * (legislature) - 2025-05-15: Rereferred to Judiciary. (House) - 2025-04-10: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (House) - 2025-04-02: Placed on calendar. (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. (House) - 2025-04-02: Committee report, recommending passage. (House) - 2025-04-02: Subcommittee recommends passage. (legislature) - 2025-04-01: Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 7:30AM RM 102. (legislature) - 2025-03-31: Subcommittee reassigned: Williams, Holt and Wessel-Kroeschell. (House) - 2025-03-28: Subcommittee: Wheeler, Holt and Wessel-Kroeschell. (House) - 2025-03-25: Read first time, referred to Judiciary. (House) - 2025-03-25: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-03-25: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Passed Senate, yeas 35, nays 14. (Senate) - 2025-03-25: Amendment S-3047 filed, adopted. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Committee report, approving bill. (Senate) - 2025-02-27: Introduced, placed on calendar. (Senate) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/SF473.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF473.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/SF473.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/SF473.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 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 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. 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