Iowa 91th General Assembly Status: To Executive 1 R cosponsors

HF248 — A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable.(See HF 248.)

Last action — Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 42.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 14, 2025. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on May 19, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Odds of enactment

Moderate chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a moderate chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 64% · moderate confidence

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable.(See HF 248.)

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1225.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224.

  3. Message from Senate. H.J. 995.

  4. Immediate message. S.J. 842.

  5. Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. S.J. 840.

  6. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 757.

  7. Placed on calendar.

  8. Committee report, recommending passage. S.J. 682.

  9. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  10. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/19/2025 8:30AM Senate Lounge.

  11. Subcommittee: Alons, Donahue, and Lofgren. S.J. 552.

  12. Read first time, referred to Workforce. S.J. 457.

  13. Message from House. S.J. 457.

  14. Immediate message. H.J. 590.

  15. Explanation of vote. H.J. 718.

  16. Passed House, yeas 87, nays 0. H.J. 575.

  17. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 259.

  18. Withdrawn. H.J. 660.

  19. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 248.

  20. Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. H.J. 185.

  21. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 185.

  22. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  23. Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2025 12:30PM RM 19.

  24. Subcommittee: Smith, Siegrist and Srinivas. H.J. 122.

  25. Introduced, referred to State Government. H.J. 42.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HF248 do?
A bill for an act relating to the treatment of adoptive parent employees and making penalties applicable.(See HF 248.)
Who sponsors HF248?
HF248 is sponsored by Brian K. Lohse (Republican).
What is the current status of HF248?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 14, 2025. It awaits signature.
Where can I track HF248?
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