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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 638: Relating to child placements, and making an appropriation

Became HF 1003 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to child placements.102(1)(a) (transfer of legal custody of child and placement). If a child was placed with a licensed foster parent for at least nine months immediately preceding the dispositional hearing, the bill prohibits the court from placing the child with a different individual unless the court makes a specific finding that placement with the different individual is in the child’s best interests, and the court provides reasons for the finding.84 (transfer of custody —— notice to adult relatives) requires HHS, juvenile court services, or a private agency to exercise due diligence to identify and provide notice to certain adult relatives of a child if the child’s custody is transferred from the child’s parents.

Sponsors

Health and Human Services committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 24, 2025

  • Rep. Hans C. Wilz (R) · hans.wilz@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Rob Johnson (D) · rob.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Ann Meyer (R) · ann.meyer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Greta Haas; Jennifer Kingland - Personal Interest

In plain words

  1. February 11, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Health and Human Services committee · as HSB 146
  2. February 11, 2025House subcommittee named: Wilz, H., Johnson, R. and Nordman · as HSB 146
  3. February 13, 2025House subcommittee named: Wilz, H., Barker, Johnson and R · as HSB 146
  4. February 17, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 146
  5. February 25, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 146
  6. February 25, 2025Committee vote: 20–0 · as HSB 146
  7. February 28, 2025Filed in the House
  8. February 28, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 638 · as HSB 146
  9. March 3, 2025Sent to the House Appropriations committee
  10. March 24, 2025House subcommittee named: Wilz, H., Johnson, R., Meyer and A
  11. March 25, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  12. April 9, 2025Approved by the House committee
  13. April 9, 2025Committee vote: 25–0
  14. April 10, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 1003
  15. April 28, 2025Withdrawn

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/HF638