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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act providing for business entities, providing for certain fees, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 681, HSB 39.) Effective date: Enactment, 01/01/2022, 07/01/2021."
+description: "A bill for an act providing for business entities, providing for certain fees, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 681, HSB 39.) Effective date: Enactment, 01/01/2022, 07/01/2021."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "HF 844"
+citation: "Iowa HF 844 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["business corporation act", "business entities", "commercial law", "corporations", "fees"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-03-17"
+last_action: "2021-06-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea6d0331-4f99-4960-a535-7826e499c811"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 844&ga=89"
+source_hash: "cb85497686a477eff6193ae0bdc6fc6224ef9b4397678329c53a952e6d4d65f4"
+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 844 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act providing for business entities, providing for certain fees, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 681, HSB 39.) Effective date: Enactment, 01/01/2022, 07/01/2021.
+
+## 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/89/attachments/HF844.html)
+2. **Amendment H-1355** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1355.pdf)
+3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF844.html)
+4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF844.html)
+5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF844_GovLetter.pdf)
+6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF844.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **92–0** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-17** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
+- **2021-03-22** Fiscal note.
+- **2021-04-01** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2021-04-06** Amendment H-1355 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-13** Amendment H-1355 adopted. `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-13** Passed House, yeas 92, nays none. `passage`
+- **2021-04-14** Explanation of vote.
+- **2021-04-21** Explanation of vote.
+- **2021-04-22** Explanation of vote.
+- **2021-05-18** Explanation of vote.
+- **2021-04-13** Immediate message.
+- **2021-04-14** Message from House.
+- **2021-04-14** Read first time, attached to similar SF 579. `reading-1`
+- **2021-05-05** Substituted for SF 579.
+- **2021-05-05** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2021-05-05** Immediate message.
+- **2021-05-05** Message from Senate.
+- **2021-05-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2021-06-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-10** Fiscal note.
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea6d0331-4f99-4960-a535-7826e499c811`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+