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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 559: Relating to access to a copy of an original birth certificate by an adoptee or an entitled person, providing for fees, and including effective date provisions

Became SF 589 · Its progress continues under the new number.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 10, 2021

  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. R. Smith

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: Families United Action Network (FUAN); Personal Interest - Kerri Johannsen; Personal Interest - Threase Harms; Personal Interest-Amy Campbell; Personal Interest-Danny Carroll; Personal Interest-Rita Carter

In plain words

  1. January 13, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee · as SSB 1040
  2. January 19, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Johnson, Boulton and Reichman · as SSB 1040
  3. February 15, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1040
  4. March 3, 2021Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 559 · as SSB 1040
  5. March 4, 2021Filed in the Senate
  6. March 4, 2021Approved by the Senate committee
  7. March 8, 2021Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  8. March 10, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Green, Petersen and R. Smith
  9. March 18, 2021Subcommittee recommended passing it
  10. April 1, 2021Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 589

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/SF559