---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to private employer alcohol testing policies. (Formerly HSB 659.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to private employer alcohol testing policies. (Formerly HSB 659.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2383"
citation: "Iowa HF 2383 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["alcohol testing", "alcoholic beverages", "blood testing", "breath testing", "drug testing", "hair testing", "intoxication", "labor and employment", "saliva testing", "urine testing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bffbce51-4b64-4ad1-8d9e-a772e57db3d6"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2383&ga=87"
source_hash: "5bec1bdb54e1deb6c76814278f708d1113cef3a2e886017e53f0cb46af2fe507"
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 2383 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to private employer alcohol testing policies. (Formerly HSB 659.) 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/HF2383.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2383.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **44–5** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–2** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-20** Passed House, ayes 96, nays 2. `passage`
- **2018-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-21** Message from House.
- **2018-02-21** Read first time, referred to Labor and Business Relations. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-21** Subcommittee: Guth, Bisignano, and Brown.
- **2018-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-21** Passed Senate, ayes 44, nays 5. `passage`
- **2018-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-21** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-27** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-03-28** 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/bffbce51-4b64-4ad1-8d9e-a772e57db3d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).