Iowa bills · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Iowa SF 473
A bill for an act relating to certain sincerely held religious or moral beliefs of certain entities for purposes of child foster care and adoption.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jun 2, 2026): Signed by Governor.
Text versions
- Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)
- Amendment S-5200
- Amendment H-8370
- Amendment H-8353
- Amendment H-8320
- Amendment S-3047
- Introduced
- Reprinted Marked Up
- Reprinted
- Enrolled with Governor's Action
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:06 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 Senate | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Apr 20, 2026 House | Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8320? | fail | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Apr 20, 2026 House | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
| Mar 25, 2025 Senate | Shall the bill pass? | pass | Set your home in Iowa to see |
Actions
- Jun 2, 2026 · Senate
Signed by Governor. - May 5, 2026 · Senate
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor. - Apr 21, 2026 · House
Message from Senate. - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Immediate message. - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 16. - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Senate concurred with S-5200. - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Message from House, with amendment S-5200. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Immediate message. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Passed House, yeas 58, nays 34. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8353 adopted. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Motion to suspend rules failed. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-8320, yeas 39, nays 53. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Point of order raised on amendment H-8320, ruled not germane. - Apr 20, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8370 withdrawn. - Apr 15, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8370 filed. - Apr 13, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8353 filed. - Apr 7, 2026 · House
Amendment H-8320 filed. - Mar 26, 2026 · House
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Placed on calendar. - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. - Mar 18, 2026 · House
Committee report, recommending passage. - Mar 5, 2026 · Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage. - Mar 3, 2026 · Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/05/2026 8:15AM House Lounge. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
Subcommittee: Williams, Dunwell and Wessel-Kroeschell. - May 15, 2025 · House
Rereferred to Judiciary. - Apr 10, 2025 · House
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Placed on calendar. - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Committee vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 6. Excused, 1. - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Committee report, recommending passage. - Apr 2, 2025 · Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage. - Apr 1, 2025 · Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 7:30AM RM 102. - Mar 31, 2025 · House
Subcommittee reassigned: Williams, Holt and Wessel-Kroeschell. - Mar 28, 2025 · House
Subcommittee: Wheeler, Holt and Wessel-Kroeschell. - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Read first time, referred to Judiciary. - Mar 25, 2025 · House
Message from Senate. - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Immediate message. - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Passed Senate, yeas 35, nays 14. - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Amendment S-3047 filed, adopted. - Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Committee report, approving bill. - Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Introduced, placed on calendar.