Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session Status: In Committee 2 R cosponsors

HF 61 — A bill for an act relating to adoption proceedings by providing for representation of adoptive parents and guardians ad litem by local public defenders for children in certain adoption proceedings and modifying filing requirements for adoption petitions and notice requirements for adoption hearings of adults.

Last action — Withdrawn.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Withdrawn.

  2. Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 398.

  3. Committee report, recommending amendment and passage.

  4. Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0.

  5. Subcommittee Meeting: 02/14/2023 12:00PM House Lounge 2.

  6. Subcommittee: Lohse, Jones and Meyer, B.

  7. Introduced, referred to Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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2 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 148 not signed on

Sponsors (2)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (148)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HF 61?
HF 61 is sponsored by Megan Jones (Republican) and Brian K. Lohse (Republican).
What is the current status of HF 61?
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HF 61?
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