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

HF644 — A bill for an act relating to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child.(See HF 644.)

Last action — Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 316.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    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 February 13, 2025. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on June 11, 2025.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 48% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Moderate

How often bills like it became law.

  • 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).

  • Mixed recorded votes

    4 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

A bill for an act relating to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child.(See HF 644.)

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1226.

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

  3. Message from House. S.J. 885.

  4. Immediate message. H.J. 1069.

  5. Passed House, yeas 89, nays 0. H.J. 1057.

  6. House concurred in Senate amendment H-1269. H.J. 1057.

  7. Senate amendment H-1269 filed. H.J. 1035.

  8. Message from Senate. H.J. 1015.

  9. Immediate message. S.J. 856.

  10. Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. S.J. 854.

  11. Amendment S-3058 adopted. S.J. 853.

  12. Amendment S-3037 withdrawn. S.J. 853.

  13. Substituted for SF 554. S.J. 853.

  14. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 689.

  15. Amendment S-3058 filed. S.J. 655.

  16. Amendment S-3037 filed. S.J. 604.

  17. Read first time, attached to SF 554. S.J. 540.

  18. Message from House. S.J. 540.

  19. Immediate message. H.J. 656.

  20. Explanations of votes. H.J. 676.

  21. Passed House, yeas 91, nays 4. H.J. 645.

  22. Amendment H-1068, yeas 31, nays 64, lost. H.J. 644.

  23. Amendment H-1068 filed. H.J. 639.

  24. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 472.

  25. Withdrawn. H.J. 660.

  26. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 644.

  27. Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 2. H.J. 431.

  28. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 431.

  29. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  30. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/20/2025 10:30AM RM 304.1.

  31. Subcommittee: Barker, Baeth and Weldon. H.J. 362.

  32. Rereferred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 339.

  33. Introduced, referred to Judiciary. H.J. 316.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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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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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does HF644 do?
A bill for an act relating to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child.(See HF 644.)
Who sponsors HF644?
HF644 is sponsored by Ann Meyer (Republican).
What is the current status of HF644?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced February 13, 2025. It awaits signature.
Where can I track HF644?
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