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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HF 706"
+citation: "Iowa HF 706 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["open meetings", "open records"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 9
+action_count: 30
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2025-02-28"
+last_action: "2025-06-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bcfd1b9-5004-4a0f-b1dc-b03bd6f00abc"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 706&ga=91"
+source_hash: "556841e831710b7f5eca89b2daf975277c0dfd15cfe48f6c590d016bff10d1b4"
+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 706 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.
+
+## 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/91/attachments/HF706.html)
+2. **Amendment H-1088** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1088.pdf)
+3. **Amendment H-1250** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1250.pdf)
+4. **Amendment S-3109** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3109.pdf)
+5. **Amendment S-3110** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3110.pdf)
+6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF706.html)
+7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF706.html)
+8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF706_GovLetter.pdf)
+9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF706.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **83–10** (pass) · lower
+- Shall amendment S-3110 be adopted? — **32–15** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **34–13** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2025-03-13** Amendment H-1088 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-03-24** Amendment H-1088 adopted. `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-03-24** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2025-03-25** Explanation of vote.
+- **2025-04-22** Explanation of vote.
+- **2025-03-24** Immediate message.
+- **2025-03-25** Message from House.
+- **2025-03-25** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
+- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee: Webster, Townsend, and Westrich.
+- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/31/2025 11:30AM Senate Lounge.
+- **2025-03-31** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2025-04-02** Placed on calendar.
+- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2025-04-17** Amendment S-3109 filed, deferred. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-04-17** Amendment S-3110 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-04-17** Point of order raised on S-3110, ruled in order.
+- **2025-04-17** Amendment S-3110 adopted. `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-17** Amendment S-3109 ruled out of order.
+- **2025-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 13. `passage`
+- **2025-04-17** Immediate message.
+- **2025-04-17** Message from Senate.
+- **2025-04-17** Senate amendment H-1250 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2025-04-23** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1250.
+- **2025-04-23** Passed House, yeas 83, nays 10. `passage`
+- **2025-04-23** Immediate message.
+- **2025-04-23** Message from House.
+- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2025-06-06** 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/2bcfd1b9-5004-4a0f-b1dc-b03bd6f00abc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+