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HF 2253

signed by governor · signed 04/16/2026 · full text and history at the Legislature

A bill for an act relating to terminology involving a pregnant female. (Formerly HSB 501 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Recorded floor votes

Date Chamber Result Yea Nay Source
02/25/2026 House PASSED 69 22 PDF
04/01/2026 Senate not stated on the roll call 40 6 PDF

yea · nay · per-member votes appear on each legislator's page.

Who lobbied this bill

10 registered interests lobbied for, 7 against , and 1 registered on the bill without taking a side , from official declarations filed with the Legislature. Each organization is counted once, under its most recent filing on this bill .

10 for
7 against
1 no side

For (10)

Against (7)

No side declared (1)

Iowa lets a lobbyist register on a bill as for, against, or undecided — "no side declared" means the interest was working the bill without a public position on the record.