Votes at a glance: Five measures passed the Iowa House on final reading

On the House floor the following bills were read for final passage and approved:

- Senate File 542 (suspension of child support and medical support in certain circumstances): Passed by voice/roll-call (clerk reported 89 ayes, 0 nays, 11 absent or not voting).

- Senate File 93 (expands eligibility to serve on county veterans affairs commissions to include certain Guard/reserve members): Passed (clerk reported 89 ayes, 1 nay, 10 absent or not voting); Representative Levin expressed reservations and said he would vote no.

- House File 2256 (exempts a parent's or guardian's inability to access appropriate behavior and mental-health treatment for a child from the definition of child abuse): House concurred in Senate Amendment H8299 and passed (clerk reported 90 ayes, 0 nays, 10 absent or not voting). Floor managers emphasized protecting parental rights while enabling child services.

- House File 2532 (establishing parents'/guardians' rights to consent to certain medical services over a minor's objection): Passed (clerk reported 90 ayes, 0 nays, 10 absent or not voting) after concurrence in Senate amendment H8301.

- (Also noted elsewhere on the docket) House File 2543 and House File 2254 passed on final reading with their own debates and amendments (see separate coverage).