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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to Iowa utilities board review of specified provisions and utility ratemaking procedures."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to Iowa utilities board review of specified provisions and utility ratemaking procedures."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2023-2024"
+identifier: "HF 617"
+citation: "Iowa HF 617 (2023-2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["commerce department", "consumer advocate (utilities)", "reports", "utilities", "utilities board"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 26
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-03-03"
+last_action: "2023-06-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8f06e9d-eec8-4007-9db5-4f5b1680f456"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 617&ga=90"
+source_hash: "b8e5aa9f8ce487f1b381fc11341363ee33c2e528f7aecddcc0ea8fe1924b70b5"
+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 617 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to Iowa utilities board review of specified provisions and utility ratemaking procedures.
+
+## 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/HF617.html)
+2. **Amendment H-1299** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1299.pdf)
+3. **Amendment S-3140** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3140.pdf)
+4. **Amendment S-3168** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3168.pdf)
+5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF617_GovLetter.pdf)
+6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF617.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-03-03** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2023-03-09** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2023-03-09** Immediate message.
+- **2023-03-13** Message from House.
+- **2023-03-13** Read first time, referred to Commerce. `reading-1`
+- **2023-03-14** Subcommittee: Brown, Giddens, and Klimesh.
+- **2023-03-14** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/15/2023 1:30PM Room 315.
+- **2023-03-15** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [].
+- **2023-03-21** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2023-04-06** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2023-04-17** Amendment S-3140 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-04-20** Amendment S-3168 to S-3140 filed, adopted.
+- **2023-04-20** Amendment S-3140 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-04-20** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2023-04-20** Immediate message.
+- **2023-04-24** Message from Senate.
+- **2023-04-24** Senate amendment H-1299 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-01** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1299.
+- **2023-05-01** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2023-05-02** Explanation of vote.
+- **2023-05-03** Explanation of vote.
+- **2023-05-03** Explanation of vote.
+- **2023-05-01** Immediate message.
+- **2023-05-02** Message from House.
+- **2023-05-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2023-06-01** 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/e8f06e9d-eec8-4007-9db5-4f5b1680f456`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+