---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to probate by the distribution of decedent’s property by affidavit, requiring certain affirmations in the affidavit, and including an applicability provision. (Formerly HSB 500.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to probate by the distribution of decedent’s property by affidavit, requiring certain affirmations in the affidavit, and including an applicability provision. (Formerly HSB 500.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2125"
citation: "Iowa HF 2125 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["administration of estates", "decedents", "estates of decedents", "heirs", "probate code", "small estates"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-29"
last_action: "2018-03-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abed3ee3-8d8d-4223-8a9d-518e6ab6cc05"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2125&ga=87"
source_hash: "49617271a862918914331474630cf028112bfddaadf6aef6a8eb88590ec4cbc6"
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 2125 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to probate by the distribution of decedent’s property by affidavit, requiring certain affirmations in the affidavit, and including an applicability provision. (Formerly HSB 500.) 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/HF2125.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2125.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-29** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-26** Passed House, ayes 98 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-27** Message from House.
- **2018-02-27** Read first time and attached to companion SF 2285. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-19** Substituted for SF 2285.
- **2018-03-19** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-19** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-19** 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/abed3ee3-8d8d-4223-8a9d-518e6ab6cc05`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).