HF 400: Relating to the vacation of certain termination of parental rights orders

What it does

This bill relates to the vacation of certain termination of parental rights orders. Under the bill, if the court issues an order granting the termination of parental rights petition of a biological parent who indicated as the grounds for termination that the parent has signed a release of custody and the release has not been revoked, but the court has not issued an order granting the termination of parental rights of any other putative biological parent nor has the other putative biological parent consented to the adoption in lieu of termination of the parent’s parental rights thereby prohibiting the filing of an adoption petition, the court shall allow the parent for whom the court issued an order terminating parental rights to request a vacation of the order within days of issuance of the granting of the order.

Senate subcommittee · named March 21, 2023

• Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
• Sen. Rocky De Witt (R)
• Sen. Izaah Knox (D) · izaah.knox@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Lutheran Family Service

In plain words

1. February 22, 2023Filed in the House
2. March 15, 2023Passed the House, 97–0
3. March 16, 2023Arrived in the Senate
4. March 21, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Garrett, De Witt and Knox
5. March 23, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
6. May 2, 2023Passed the Senate, 48–0
7. May 9, 2023Sent to the Governor
8. June 1, 2023Signed into law