---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to 911 emergency telephone and internet communication systems, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 552.) Effective 4-4-18, with exception of Section 8, effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to 911 emergency telephone and internet communication systems, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 552.) Effective 4-4-18, with exception of Section 8, effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2254"
citation: "Iowa HF 2254 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["communications services", "emergency communications", "emergency management", "homeland security and emergency management department", "telecommunications", "telephone services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-06"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee5a88e0-901d-46e8-a6f2-5d9c2b33df6c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2254&ga=87"
source_hash: "d2895aae30399df4567c0585f93e11f244df9a933bb4708cb71163bfbc3b5f21"
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 2254 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to 911 emergency telephone and internet communication systems, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 552.) Effective 4-4-18, with exception of Section 8, 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/HF2254.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2254.html)

## Votes

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

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-13** Fiscal note.
- **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 2307. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-28** Referred to Appropriations. `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-07** Subcommittee: Shipley, Danielson, and Greene.
- **2018-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-27** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-27** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-04-03** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-04** 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/ee5a88e0-901d-46e8-a6f2-5d9c2b33df6c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).