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SF 329Renumbered as SF 554 · March 6, 2025

Relating to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child

Sponsored by Sen. Sandy Salmon (R)

Topics:Courts & civil law

Same legislation: HF 374, HF 644, SF 554

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Also covers HF 374 and HF 644 and SF 554.

What changed before it passed
Official bill pageLobbyist declarationsOne-pager to print

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 13, 2025
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 24, 2025
  3. Done: Senate committeeFebruary 28, 2025
  4. Done: Passes the SenateApril 22, 202546–0
  5. Skipped: House committeeSkipped
  6. Done: Passes the HouseMarch 13, 202591–4
  7. Done: To the GovernorMay 19, 2025
  8. Done: Signed into lawJune 11, 2025

Became SF 554 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to SF 554 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to the delegation of custodial rights and duties with respect to a child. If a court transfers legal custody of a child to the department of health and human services (HHS), the bill allows HHS to delegate HHS’s rights and duties as custodian of the child to a person licensed to provide child foster care. Delegable rights and duties are the duty to protect, train, and discipline the child; the duty to provide food, clothing, housing, and medical care for the child; and the right to consent to emergency medical care.

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Delegable rights and duties are subject to any residual rights and duties of the child’s parent or guardian. The bill clarifies that a parent’s or guardian’s residual rights and duties do not preclude HHS from consenting to a child’s participation in an individualized education program, or emergency or routine medical care for a child that will allow the child to experience childhood and participate in activities in a manner similar to the child’s peers. “Routine medical care” includes but is not limited to sports physicals performed by a licensed health care provider, medically necessary blood tests performed by a licensed health care provider, and the use of medically necessary antibiotics prescribed by a licensed health care provider. The bill requires HHS to notify an individual licensee if HHS delegates HHS’s right to consent to emergency or routine medical care, or participation in an individualized education program, on behalf of a child to the individual licensee.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendments S-3058, S-3036; see Amendments. Full bill text · What changed before it passed

Senate subcommittee

Named February 25, 2025. On March 3, 2025 it recommended amendment and passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§232.2§237.10

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Lobbying

2 for · 0 against · 16 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

91st General Assembly

HF 374RenumberedHouse companionSF 329RenumberedSenate companionHF 644Became lawfrom HF 374SF 554Didn’t advancefrom SF 329

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title; check the text to be sure it’s the same idea.