---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the utilities division of the department of commerce, providing fees, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 591.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the utilities division of the department of commerce, providing fees, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 591.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2446"
citation: "Iowa HF 2446 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["electric utilities", "gas utilities", "pipelines", "railroads", "sewage treatment", "storm water management", "utilities", "utilities board", "utilities division", "water utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-21"
last_action: "2018-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff8e3380-48c7-4d69-b40c-c037f45de60c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2446&ga=87"
source_hash: "70547f5853e5f015d9aa5f18437fa28612d21ca1b65baad991d8d845eea6f494"
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 2446 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the utilities division of the department of commerce, providing fees, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 591.) 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/HF2446.html)
2. **Amendment H-8142** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8142.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8152** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8152.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8298** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8298.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5165** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5165.pdf)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2446.html)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2446.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-21** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-28** Amendment H-8142 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-01** Amendment H-8152 to H-8142 filed, adopted.
- **2018-03-01** Amendment H-8142 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-01** Passed House, ayes 96 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-01** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-01** Message from House.
- **2018-03-01** Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-05** Subcommittee: Feenstra, Behn, and Hogg.
- **2018-03-07** Fiscal note.
- **2018-03-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-19** Amendment S-5165 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-20** Amendment S-5165 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-20** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-20** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-20** Senate amendment H-8298 filed.
- **2018-04-17** House concurred H-8298.
- **2018-04-17** Passed House, ayes 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-17** Message from House.
- **2018-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-05-17** 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/ff8e3380-48c7-4d69-b40c-c037f45de60c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).