---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to disqualification from eligibility for unemployment benefits and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 143.) Effective 7-2-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to disqualification from eligibility for unemployment benefits and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 143.) Effective 7-2-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 533"
citation: "Iowa HF 533 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["labor and employment", "unemployment", "unemployment compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-07"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03434fcf-b0b6-4ea5-9837-f722ab268b4a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 533&ga=87"
source_hash: "4c93e7e1c4dfa2f444ca4049e083a4e4cc4d3b849e7834a5856e438e2ed8a8fa"
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 533 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to disqualification from eligibility for unemployment benefits and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 143.) Effective 7-2-17.

## 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/HF533.html)
2. **Amendment H-1160** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1160.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF533.html)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF533.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **42–8** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-07** Amendment H-1160 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-20** Amendment H-1160 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-20** Passed House, ayes 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-20** Message from House.
- **2017-03-20** Read first time, referred to Labor and Business Relations. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-23** Subcommittee: Brown, Guth, and Taylor.
- **2017-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Passed Senate, ayes 42, nays 8. `passage`
- **2017-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-04** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-13** 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/03434fcf-b0b6-4ea5-9837-f722ab268b4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).