---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the practice of certain professions and limited liability companies and professional corporations and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 576.) Effective 4-2-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the practice of certain professions and limited liability companies and professional corporations and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 576.) Effective 4-2-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2300"
citation: "Iowa HF 2300 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["limited liability companies", "marital and family therapy", "mental health", "mental health counseling", "professional corporations", "professions", "psychology", "social work"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-09"
last_action: "2018-04-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4252beeb-5dfc-445c-92fa-fce233678d1d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2300&ga=87"
source_hash: "4d89093894fd71f1349fddacfae19c2e2d0d51d2742b03845281a4883f36313a"
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 2300 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the practice of certain professions and limited liability companies and professional corporations and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 576.) Effective 4-2-18.

## 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/HF2300.html)
2. **Amendment H-8065** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8065.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2300.html)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2300.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-09** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Amendment H-8065 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Amendment H-8065 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **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 similar SF 2173. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-15** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-26** Substituted for SF 2173.
- **2018-03-26** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-26** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-26** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-04-02** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-02** 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/4252beeb-5dfc-445c-92fa-fce233678d1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).