---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning state purchasing from prison industries for products manufactured in this state. (Formerly HSB 49.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act concerning state purchasing from prison industries for products manufactured in this state. (Formerly HSB 49.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 293"
citation: "Iowa HF 293 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["administrative services department", "bidding", "departments of state government", "iowa prison industries", "preference laws", "public contracts", "purchasing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-10"
last_action: "2017-03-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6dfdce37-d23f-4f1d-85c4-06b7b0458c75"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 293&ga=87"
source_hash: "af29bf9e0c8560f7ec12c0f5fb6399b6771bda3ecab3f63fa93b90d3209d5321"
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 293 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act concerning state purchasing from prison industries for products manufactured in this state. (Formerly HSB 49.) Effective 7-1-17.

## 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/HF293.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF293.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-10** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-02-22** Passed House, ayes 99, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2017-02-23** Message from House.
- **2017-02-23** Read first time and attached to companion SF 252. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-01** Substituted for SF 252.
- **2017-03-01** Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-01** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-02** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-08** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-03-08** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-10** 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/6dfdce37-d23f-4f1d-85c4-06b7b0458c75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).