---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to stopping payment on a negotiable instrument by using an electronic record in lieu of a writing. (Formerly HSB 532.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to stopping payment on a negotiable instrument by using an electronic record in lieu of a writing. (Formerly HSB 532.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2171"
citation: "Iowa HF 2171 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["banks", "commercial law", "credit unions", "electronic transactions", "financial institutions", "financial instruments", "negotiable instruments", "savings and loan associations", "trust companies", "uniform commercial code"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66a48da8-1831-45cb-aa34-af9fed712be9"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2171&ga=87"
source_hash: "07f695401f303bfaed2998ae1c534a3f887b467219ad162418c39f27d64c67bf"
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 2171 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to stopping payment on a negotiable instrument by using an electronic record in lieu of a writing. (Formerly HSB 532.) 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/HF2171.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2171.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-31** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Passed House, ayes 95, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-26** Message from House.
- **2018-02-26** Read first time and attached to companion SF 2170. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-13** Substituted for SF 2170.
- **2018-03-13** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-14** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-03-21** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-21** 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/66a48da8-1831-45cb-aa34-af9fed712be9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).