House File 315 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 315 BY COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 42) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the rights to involvement of certain 1 individuals in all proceedings under the juvenile justice 2 code, and including effective date provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1537HV (3) 86 pf/rj

H.F. 315 Section 1. Section 232.2, subsection 39, Code 2015, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 39. “Parent” means a biological or adoptive mother or father 3 of a child , or an individual whose parenthood was established 4 by operation of law due to the individual’s marriage to the 5 mother at the time of conception, birth, or at any time during 6 the period between conception and birth of the child, but does 7 not include a mother or father whose parental rights have been 8 terminated. 9 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 10 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 11 EXPLANATION 12 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 13 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 14 This bill provides that for the purposes of proceedings 15 under Code chapter 232 (juvenile justice), “parent” includes 16 an individual whose parenthood was established by operation of 17 law due to the individual’s marriage to the mother at the time 18 of conception, birth, or at any time during the period between 19 conception and birth of the child. 20 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 21 -1- LSB 1537HV (3) 86 pf/rj 1/ 1