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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of veterans affairs, including county commissions of veteran affairs and cemetery expenditures."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of veterans affairs, including county commissions of veteran affairs and cemetery expenditures."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HF 259"
+citation: "Iowa HF 259 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["county government", "county veteran affairs commissions", "donations", "expenditures", "funerals", "grants", "military service members", "national guard", "tax exemptions", "veterans affairs", "veterans affairs department"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 24
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-02-09"
+last_action: "2024-04-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a820986c-212a-472a-bd6c-ff98f1e2ddad"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 259&ga=90"
+source_hash: "0166af8f6d9d27988b39792c94812b10b49ba0e5bbf68693dc4663af7f437b50"
+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 259 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of veterans affairs, including county commissions of veteran affairs and cemetery expenditures.
+
+## 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/90/attachments/HF259.html)
+2. **Amendment H-8218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8218.pdf)
+3. **Amendment S-5004** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5004.pdf)
+4. **Amendment S-5068** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5068.pdf)
+5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF259_GovLetter.pdf)
+6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF259.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-09** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2023-02-15** Passed House, yeas 99, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2023-02-15** Immediate message.
+- **2023-02-16** Message from House.
+- **2023-02-16** Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs. `reading-1`
+- **2023-02-20** Subcommittee: Salmon, Alons, and Dotzler.
+- **2023-02-21** Subcommittee reassigned: Salmon, Alons, and Bennett.
+- **2024-01-17** Subcommittee reassigned: Salmon, Alons, and Dotzler.
+- **2024-01-18** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2024 4:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
+- **2024-01-23** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [].
+- **2024-02-08** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2024-02-08** Amendment S-5004 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2024-03-18** Amendment S-5004 adopted. `amendment-passage`
+- **2024-03-18** Amendment S-5068 filed, ruled out of order. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2024-03-18** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2024-03-18** Immediate message.
+- **2024-03-19** Message from Senate.
+- **2024-03-19** Senate amendment H-8218 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2024-03-25** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8218.
+- **2024-03-25** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2024-03-25** Immediate message.
+- **2024-03-26** Message from House.
+- **2024-04-17** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2024-04-18** 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/a820986c-212a-472a-bd6c-ff98f1e2ddad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+