Bill Text: IA HF662 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to vital statistics, including access to birth records and vital statistics fees collected by the state and county registrars of vital statistics. Effective 7-1-15.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-18 - Signed by Governor. H.J. 1188. [HF662 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF662-Enrolled.html

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House File 662 - Enrolled




                              HOUSE FILE       
                              BY  COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND
                                  MEANS

                              (SUCCESSOR TO HF 369)
                              (SUCCESSOR TO HF 23)
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                                   A BILL FOR
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                                         House File 662

                             AN ACT
 RELATING TO VITAL STATISTICS, INCLUDING ACCESS TO BIRTH RECORDS
    AND VITAL STATISTICS FEES COLLECTED BY THE STATE AND COUNTY
    REGISTRARS OF VITAL STATISTICS.

 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
    Section 1.  Section 144.13A, Code 2015, is amended by adding
 the following new subsection:
    NEW SUBSECTION.  5.  The state registrar shall provide the
 county registrars with access to all birth records available
 through the electronic birth certificate system, including all
 records provided in accordance with section 144.13 or section
 144.14 and birth records that are prepared and delivered to
 parents named in an adoption decree pursuant to section 600.13,
 subsection 5.
    Sec. 2.  Section 144.46, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
 2015, is amended by striking the paragraph.
    Sec. 3.  Section 144.46, Code 2015, is amended by adding the
 following new subsection:
    NEW SUBSECTION.  3.  The department may establish and
 maintain, and either the state registrar or the county
  registrar is authorized to collect, a fee for a search of the
 files or records when no copy is made, or when no record is
 found on file.


                                                             
                               KRAIG PAULSEN
                               Speaker of the House


                                                             
                               PAM JOCHUM
                               President of the Senate
    I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and
 is known as House File 662, Eighty=sixth General Assembly.


                                                             
                               CARMINE BOAL
                               Chief Clerk of the House
 Approved                , 2015


                                                             
                               TERRY E. BRANSTAD
                               Governor

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