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HF 2526 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of the residential addresses of foster parents.

HF 2526 is a bill that would make the residential addresses of foster parents confidential in Iowa. It directly affects foster parents, biological parents of foster children, and the Department of Health and Human Services. The law would prevent the department from sharing a foster parent's unredacted address with a biological parent, either in documents or verbally, without the foster parent's written consent. Foster parents could choose to provide written consent allowing disclosure, but otherwise, their address would remain confidential. This changes how the state handles address information in foster care cases.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
House Passage
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 16, 2026 Signed May 15, 2026
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Floor votes · Senate May 1, 2026

How they voted

44–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 49
May 1, 2026
D Democratic15
14 Yea 1
93% Yea
R Republican34
30 Yea 4
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
2
May 15, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
May 1, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0.
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 4, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/09/2026 12:30PM Senate Lounge.
legislature
Mar 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Salmon, Drey, and Guth.
upper
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 90, nays 0.
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8021 adopted.
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8021 filed.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.