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HF367 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding. (Formerly HSB 40 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding. (Formerly HSB 40 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
Last action
2025-04-18
Official status
Signed by Governor . H.J. 1011 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

A bill for an act relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding. (Formerly HSB 40 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

A bill for an act relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding.
  • (Formerly HSB 40 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-04-18 Iowa Legislature

    Signed by Governor . H.J. 1011 .

  2. 2025-04-17 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. H.J. 989 .

  3. 2025-04-09 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 919 .

  4. 2025-04-08 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 727 .

  5. 2025-04-08 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 47, nays 1. S.J. 722 .

  6. 2025-04-08 Iowa Legislature

    Substituted for SF 287 . S.J. 722 .

  7. 2025-04-03 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 688 .

  8. 2025-03-19 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 751 .

  9. 2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, attached to SF 287 . S.J. 494 .

  10. 2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 494 .

  11. 2025-03-12 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 638 .

  12. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 607 .

  13. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 91, nays 0. H.J. 597 .

  14. 2025-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1049 adopted. H.J. 597 .

  15. 2025-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-1049 filed. H.J. 591 .

  16. 2025-02-12 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 306 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of assistance proceeding. (Formerly HSB 40 .) Effective date: 07/01/2025.

Current Bill Text

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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
April 18, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
House File 367, an Act relating to family interactions during an ongoing child in need of
assistance proceeding.
The above House File is hereby approved on this date.
Sinc%rely,
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Governor of Iowa
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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House File 367
AN ACT
RELATING TO FAMILY INTERACTIONS DURING AN ONGOING CHILD IN NEED
OF ASSISTANCE PROCEEDING.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 232.102A, subsection 2, Code 2025, is
amended to read as follows:
2. Family interactions shall continue regardless of a
parents failure to comply with the requirements of a court
order or the department, provided there is no finding by
t such interaction would be
detrimcntal to the child unless a court finds that substantial
evidence exists that the family interactions, whether
House File 367, p. 2
supervised or unsupervised, would pose a serious risk of
physical or emotional harm to the
PAT GRAS
Speaker 0 the House President of the Senate
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
is known as House File 367, Ninety-first General Assembly.
Approved AJM I Ir o— , 2025
q 1-7 •,•• MEWAN NELSON
Chief C erk of-. t- he House
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KIM RE
Governor