HF 2256

signed by governor · signed 05/06/2026 · full text and history at the Legislature

A bill for an act exempting a parent’s or legal guardian’s inability to access appropriate behavioral or mental health treatment for their child from the definition of child abuse. (Formerly HSB 503 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026.

Recorded floor votes

Date	Chamber	Result	Yea
02/26/2026	House	PASSED	90	PDF
04/06/2026	Senate	not stated on the roll call	47	PDF
04/13/2026	House	PASSED	90	PDF

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

Who lobbied this bill

7 registered interests lobbied for, 0 against , and 12 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 .

7 for

12 no side

For (7)

Against (0)

No side declared (12)

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.