Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2036: A BILL FOR An Act relating to the confidentiality of the residential addresses of foster parents
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
An Act relating to the confidentiality of the residential addresses of foster parents.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to the confidentiality of the residential addresses of foster parents.
From the introduced text, January 14, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to the confidentiality of the residential addresses of foster parents. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5332YH (4) dg/ko H.F. 2036 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 237D.1 Foster parent addresses ---- confidentiality. 1. For purposes of this chapter: a. "Address" means the residential address of a person. b. "Child foster care" means the same as defined in section 237.1. c. "Foster child" means a child receiving child foster care. d. "Foster parent" means an individual licensee as defined in section 237.1. 2. A person shall not knowingly provide or make available a document to a biological parent of a foster child if the document contains the unredacted address of the foster parent who is currently providing child foster care to the foster child. 3. Notwithstanding subsection 2, a document may contain a foster parent's unredacted address if the foster parent provides written consent to divulge the address to a foster child's biological parent prior to a person providing the document or making the document available to the biological parent. EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to the confidentiality of the residential addresses of foster parents. The bill defines "address", "child …
Sponsors
- Brett Barker (R, 51) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 484 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2526 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 21. Nays, 0. H.J. 265 .
- : Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 265 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2026 11:15AM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Barker, Bradley and Turek. H.J. 97 .
- : Introduced, referred to Health and Human Services. H.J. 75 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 265 . (February 10, 2026): 21 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: confidentiality, personal information, foster care
Common questions
- What is HF2036?
- HF2036 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to the confidentiality of the residential addresses of foster parents.
- What does HF2036 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to the confidentiality of the residential addresses of foster parents.
- What is the status of HF2036?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 484 . (March 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2036?
- Brett Barker (R, 51).
- Where is the official record for HF2036?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2036&ga=91
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