---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to information required to be contained in petitions for administration of small estates and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 29.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to information required to be contained in petitions for administration of small estates and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 29.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 184"
citation: "Iowa HF 184 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["administration of estates", "estates", "heirs", "probate code", "small estates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/171c0fe1-7b7d-4876-b1f3-21f0bc820e18"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 184&ga=87"
source_hash: "1e6b99f37af63013e0997f53ba159eafd00b0da2f39e2dca78db95bcc399da8f"
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 184 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to information required to be contained in petitions for administration of small estates and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 29.) 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/HF184.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF184.html)

## Votes

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

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-02-14** Passed House, ayes 98, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-02-14** Immediate message.
- **2017-02-14** Message from House.
- **2017-02-14** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2017-02-20** Subcommittee: Shipley, Bisignano, and Sinclair.
- **2017-03-28** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-07** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-13** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-13** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-13** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-25** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-11** 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/171c0fe1-7b7d-4876-b1f3-21f0bc820e18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).