---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act regarding competitive bidding requirements for construction by a private party of property to be lease-purchased by certain government entities and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 568.) Effective 4-4-18."
description: "A bill for an act regarding competitive bidding requirements for construction by a private party of property to be lease-purchased by certain government entities and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 568.) Effective 4-4-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2253"
citation: "Iowa HF 2253 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["bidding", "construction work", "contracts", "government property", "lease-purchase agreements", "public improvements"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-06"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/449fe1d0-5dae-43d0-aa7c-10d84fb10043"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2253&ga=87"
source_hash: "6e2b535448f775012ae32d9c936234a614b2c05923995c58c933c0fe1be50d50"
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 2253 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act regarding competitive bidding requirements for construction by a private party of property to be lease-purchased by certain government entities and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 568.) Effective 4-4-18.

## 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/87/attachments/HF2253.html)
2. **Amendment H-8174** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8174.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8333** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8333.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5183** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5183.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2253.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2253.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **27–20** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **59–41** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **57–39** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-03-05** Amendment H-8174 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Amendment H-8174 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-06** Passed House, ayes 57 nays 39. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-07** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-06** Message from House.
- **2018-03-06** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-07** Subcommittee: Chapman, Danielson, and Smith.
- **2018-03-19** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-26** Amendment S-5183 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27** Amendment S-5183 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27** Passed Senate, ayes 27, nays 20. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-27** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-27** Senate amendment H-8333 filed.
- **2018-03-28** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8333.
- **2018-03-28** Passed House, ayes 59, nays 41. `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-28** Message from House.
- **2018-04-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-04-03** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-04** 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/449fe1d0-5dae-43d0-aa7c-10d84fb10043`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).