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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to qualifications for a certificate as a certified public accountant and including effective date provisions."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to qualifications for a certificate as a certified public accountant and including effective date provisions."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2025-2026"
+identifier: "HF 778"
+citation: "Iowa HF 778 (2025-2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["accountancy"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2025-03-05"
+last_action: "2025-05-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7ef4598-b6cf-4a1a-a90b-e159935b55b6"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 778&ga=91"
+source_hash: "f5980af5848b72f8b88901e4d5a850b73c1123fbf963b18ca511e2ba23d31f6d"
+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 778 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to qualifications for a certificate as a certified public accountant and including effective date provisions.
+
+## 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/HF778.html)
+2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF778.html)
+3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF778_GovLetter.pdf)
+4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF778.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-03-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2025-03-17** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2025-03-19** Explanation of vote.
+- **2025-03-24** Explanation of vote.
+- **2025-03-17** Immediate message.
+- **2025-03-18** Message from House.
+- **2025-03-18** Read first time, attached to SF 477. `reading-1`
+- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2025-04-08** Substituted for SF 477.
+- **2025-04-08** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2025-04-08** Immediate message.
+- **2025-04-09** Message from Senate.
+- **2025-05-01** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2025-05-01** 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/e7ef4598-b6cf-4a1a-a90b-e159935b55b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+