---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the possession of contraband in or on the grounds of a community-based correctional facility, and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 2094.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the possession of contraband in or on the grounds of a community-based correctional facility, and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 2094.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2255"
citation: "Iowa HF 2255 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["community-based correctional programs", "contraband", "correctional facilities", "criminal law", "criminal offenders"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-06"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94b81c39-ec18-49b5-b290-053cefa3cc13"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2255&ga=87"
source_hash: "e7d0b36e2843242399a31479ebca8da83ed326eaa29bbfbb6ca2ad1e6054447e"
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 2255 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the possession of contraband in or on the grounds of a community-based correctional facility, and providing penalties. (Formerly HF 2094.) Effective 7-1-18.

## 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/HF2255.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2255.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **85–10** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-20** Fiscal note.
- **2018-02-22** Passed House, ayes 85, nays 10. `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-26** Message from House.
- **2018-02-26** Read first time and attached to companion SF 2179. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-13** Substituted for SF 2179.
- **2018-03-13** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-14** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-03-21** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-21** 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/94b81c39-ec18-49b5-b290-053cefa3cc13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).