Requiring postadoption interviews of adoptive parents and adopted persons by the department of health and human services, and including applicability provisions

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2026
2. ✕
   Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
4. Next: Passes the House
5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the Senate
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill requires the department of health and human services (HHS) to conduct interviews of the parent named in a final adoption decree (adopter) and the adopted person (adoptee) at least months but no later than months from the date of the final adoption decree issued by the court establishing the parent-child relationship between the adopter and the adoptee. The interview must, at a minimum, consist of a face-to-face interview with the adopter, a face-to-face interview with the adoptee conducted outside the presence of the adopter, an assessment of the adoptee’s living conditions to determine the adequacy of the living conditions, and any other interviews HHS determines relevant to assess the adoptee’s well-being.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§600.8A

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