Relating to the confidentiality of the residential addresses of foster parents

Sponsored by the House Health and Human Services Committee, Rep. Brett Barker (R)

Topics:Families & human services

Same legislation: HF 2036

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Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2026
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 14, 2026
Done: House committeeFebruary 10, 2026
Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 26, 202690–0
Done: Senate committeeMarch 12, 2026
Done: Passes the SenateMay 1, 202644–0
Done: To the GovernorMay 13, 2026
Done: Signed into lawMay 15, 2026

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What’s in it

AI summary The Department of Health and Human Services cannot give a foster parent's home address to a child's biological parent. This rule protects the privacy of foster families unless the foster parent gives written permission to share their information.¹

Read the official explanation

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.

Why it matters. The Department of Health and Human Services and its agents would be prohibited from sharing a foster parent's unredacted residential address with a child's biological parent. This protection applies unless the foster parent provides written consent to allow the address to be shared.²

Changed since by amendment H-8021; see Amendments.

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Senate subcommittee

Named March 4, 2026. On March 9, 2026 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§237D.1

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91st General Assembly

HF 2036Renumbered HF 2526Became lawfrom HF 2036