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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to background investigations conducted by the department of human services. (Formerly HSB 177.) Effective 7-1-17."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to background investigations conducted by the department of human services. (Formerly HSB 177.) Effective 7-1-17."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2017-2018"
+identifier: "HF 547"
+citation: "Iowa HF 547 (2017-2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["criminal history", "human services department", "labor and employment", "state employees"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2017-03-07"
+last_action: "2017-04-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d38421ce-87fa-4aaa-8354-f7f63f552c5c"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 547&ga=87"
+source_hash: "bf5e0a1455a7736bdf45ac494c958518f7750cb77f98be4e92c1a73aa42bf67b"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
+---
+
+# Iowa HF 547 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to background investigations conducted by the department of human services. (Formerly HSB 177.) Effective 7-1-17.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/87/attachments/HF547.html)
+2. **Amendment H-1178** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1178.pdf)
+3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF547.html)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF547.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2017-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2017-03-20** Fiscal note.
+- **2017-03-13** Amendment H-1178 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2017-03-14** Amendment H-1178 adopted. `amendment-passage`
+- **2017-03-14** Passed House, ayes 93, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2017-03-14** Explanation of vote.
+- **2017-03-14** Immediate message.
+- **2017-03-14** Message from House.
+- **2017-03-14** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
+- **2017-03-15** Subcommittee: C. Johnson, Costello, and Mathis.
+- **2017-03-21** Fiscal note.
+- **2017-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2017-04-03** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2017-04-03** Immediate message.
+- **2017-04-03** Message from Senate.
+- **2017-04-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
+- **2017-04-11** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
+- **2017-04-12** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d38421ce-87fa-4aaa-8354-f7f63f552c5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
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