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

HF2523 — A bill for an act authorizing the parent or legal guardian of a child to have the child committed for substance use or mental health treatment.(See HF 2523.)

Last action — Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 130.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 21, 2026. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on April 30, 2026.

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 5 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 authorizing the parent or legal guardian of a child to have the child committed for substance use or mental health treatment.(See HF 2523.)

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Signed by Governor. H.J. 1067.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1067.

  3. Message from Senate. H.J. 955.

  4. Immediate message. S.J. 851.

  5. Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 849.

  6. Senate concurred with S-5181. S.J. 848.

  7. Message from House, with amendment S-5181. S.J. 790.

  8. Immediate message. H.J. 898.

  9. Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158.

  10. Passed House, yeas 87, nays 6. H.J. 896.

  11. House concurred in Senate amendment H-8303, as amended. H.J. 895.

  12. Amendment H-8352 to Senate amendment H-8303 adopted. H.J. 895.

  13. Amendment H-8348 to Senate amendment H-8303 withdrawn. H.J. 895.

  14. Amendments H-8348 and H-8352 filed. H.J. 888.

  15. Senate amendment H-8303 filed. H.J. 821.

  16. Message from Senate. H.J. 809.

  17. Immediate message. S.J. 729.

  18. Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. S.J. 728.

  19. Amendment S-5121 adopted. S.J. 728.

  20. Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 658.

  21. Placed on calendar.

  22. Amendment S-5121 filed. S.J. 605.

  23. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. S.J. 605.

  24. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  25. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2026 8:30AM Room 315.

  26. Subcommittee: Alons, Donahue, and Evans. S.J. 456.

  27. Read first time, referred to Health and Human Services. S.J. 409.

  28. Message from House. S.J. 409.

  29. Immediate message. H.J. 434.

  30. Passed House, yeas 70, nays 21. H.J. 425.

  31. Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 302.

  32. Withdrawn. H.J. 484.

  33. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2523.

  34. Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 7. H.J. 266.

  35. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 265.

  36. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  37. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/03/2026 3:40PM RM 103.

  38. Subcommittee: Meyer, A., Johnson, R. and Wilz, H. H.J. 146.

  39. Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 130.

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 HF2523 do?
A bill for an act authorizing the parent or legal guardian of a child to have the child committed for substance use or mental health treatment.(See HF 2523.)
Who sponsors HF2523?
HF2523 is sponsored by Shannon Latham (Republican).
What is the current status of HF2523?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced January 21, 2026. It awaits signature.
Where can I track HF2523?
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