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HF 2253 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to terminology involving a pregnant female.

HF 2253 amends Iowa's legal code to change terminology from "pregnant person" to "pregnant female" in sections related to feticide, unlawful termination, and medical procedures. The bill specifically updates references in statutes (such as Sections 707.7, 707.8, and 708.2) to use "pregnant female" instead of "pregnant person," without altering existing penalties or medical exceptions. This change applies only to legal terminology in the code and does not modify abortion access, medical standards, or criminal penalties. The bill was introduced on January 30, 2026, and focuses solely on standardizing language in state law.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Signed Apr 16, 2026
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Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 1 edit · Apr 16, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line legislative markup style into a standard, readable document format. No substantive policy changes, legal definitions, or scope modifications were made; the content of the law remains identical to the previous version.
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Converted the document layout from a vertical, word-by-word amendment format to a standard paragraph-based text format for readability.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2026

How they voted

39–6
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Apr 1, 2026
D Democratic15
8 Yea 6 Nay 1
53% Yea
R Republican34
31 Yea 3
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
16
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Apr 16, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 40, nays 6.
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 2:00PM Room 315.
legislature
Mar 3, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Westrich, Petersen, and Shipley.
upper
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 69, nays 22.
lower
Jan 30, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.