---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to mechanics’ liens, public construction liens, and the early release of retained funds. (Formerly HSB 524.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to mechanics’ liens, public construction liens, and the early release of retained funds. (Formerly HSB 524.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2233"
citation: "Iowa HF 2233 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["construction work", "contractors", "liens", "mechanics' liens", "public improvements", "subcontractors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 22
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-02-02"
last_action: "2018-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/510e23e4-cea8-4430-9dd7-0fd02f00fbfb"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2233&ga=87"
source_hash: "2aa0656d78e069118865b34d3291ee442ab1aaf3debb75049445bdf3ba806fa2"
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 2233 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to mechanics’ liens, public construction liens, and the early release of retained funds. (Formerly HSB 524.) 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/HF2233.html)
2. **Amendment H-8109** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8109.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8332** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8332.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5190** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5190.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5191** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5191.pdf)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2233.html)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2233.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **69–29** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-5190 be adopted? — **21–26** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **26–21** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **57–40** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-26** Amendment H-8109 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-27** Amendment H-8109 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-27** Passed House, ayes 57 nays 40. `passage`
- **2018-02-27** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-27** Message from House.
- **2018-02-27** Read first time and attached to similar SF 2236. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-27** Substituted for SF 2236.
- **2018-03-27** Amendment S-5191 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-27** Amendment S-5190 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-27** Passed Senate, ayes 26, nays 21. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-27** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-27** Senate amendment H-8332 filed.
- **2018-04-03** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8332.
- **2018-04-03** Passed House, ayes 69, nays 29. `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-04** Message from House.
- **2018-04-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-04-10** 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/510e23e4-cea8-4430-9dd7-0fd02f00fbfb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).