A bill for an act relating to the final disposition of remains.
This bill amends Iowa law concerning who has the legal right to make decisions about a deceased person's final arrangements, such as burial or cremation. It establishes an exception to the existing order of priority for controlling a person's remains. Specifically, an individual will be ineligible to control final disposition or arrange related ceremonies if they are prohibited from acting as a designee under section 144C.8 of the Code. This directly affects individuals who would otherwise hold this right but are deemed ineligible by that specific code section.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 12, 2025
Signed Apr 18, 2025
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What changed between versions
Enrolled with Governor's Action
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Reprinted
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3 edits
MINOR
This bill reprints House File 363 with updated formatting and housekeeping changes while maintaining the same substantive policy. The core legislation remains unchanged, establishing the order of priority for who controls a deceased person's remains and funeral arrangements, and setting conditions under which that authority is forfeited.
Scope change
No substantive scope change; this is a reprinted version with formatting updates and housekeeping adjustments.
TECHNICAL
Updated document header and footer formatting, including page numbering and committee attribution.
Consolidated bill text into standard legislative format with line numbers and proper section numbering.
Removed redundant certification language and updated signature block formatting.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2025 · House Mar 11, 2025
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Apr 9, 2025
D
Democratic16
93% Yea
R
Republican35
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
8
Committee
4
Amendments
3
Apr 18, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0.
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Amendment S-3091 filed, lost.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 24, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 03/25/2025 1:30PM Senate Lounge.
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Shipley, Petersen, and Rowley.
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 91, nays 0.
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1048 adopted.
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1048 filed.
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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