HF 2526: Relating to the confidentiality of the residential addresses of foster parents

What it does

This bill relates to the confidentiality of the residential addresses of foster parents. The bill defines “address”, “child foster care”, “foster child”, and “foster parent”. The bill prohibits the department of health and human services (HHS) and HHS’s agents from knowingly providing or making available a document to a biological parent of a foster child if the document contains the unredacted address of the foster parent who is currently providing child foster care to the foster child. The bill allows HHS and HHS’s agents to provide or make available a document with a foster parent’s unredacted address to a biological parent of a foster child in the foster parent’s care if the foster parent provides prior written consent to divulge the address.

Senate subcommittee · named March 4, 2026

• Sen. Sandy Salmon (R) · sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Catelin Drey (D) · catelin.drey@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dennis Guth (R) · dennis.guth@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Four Oaks

In plain words

1. February 16, 2026Filed in the House
2. February 26, 2026Passed the House, 90–0
3. March 2, 2026Arrived in the Senate
4. March 4, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Salmon, Drey and Guth
5. March 9, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. March 12, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
7. May 1, 2026Passed the Senate, 44–0
8. May 13, 2026Sent to the Governor
9. May 15, 2026Signed into law