---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to electronic and mechanical eavesdropping, and the interception of communications. (Formerly HF 2091.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to electronic and mechanical eavesdropping, and the interception of communications. (Formerly HF 2091.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2392"
citation: "Iowa HF 2392 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["bugging", "criminal law", "criminal offenders", "eavesdropping", "interception of communications", "surveillance", "wiretapping"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-16"
last_action: "2018-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f063f879-9dd9-4e59-bd55-86bcd868ee71"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2392&ga=87"
source_hash: "479903d5b8fb72781ce5b36a30832b275aa138ccc59b7c047127f6a924c820b2"
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 2392 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to electronic and mechanical eavesdropping, and the interception of communications. (Formerly HF 2091.) 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/HF2392.html)
2. **Amendment H-8048** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8048.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8299** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8299.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8337** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8337.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5168** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5168.pdf)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2392.html)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2392.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **60–38** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–1** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-19** Amendment H-8048 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Amendment H-8048 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-22** Passed House, ayes 94, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-26** Message from House.
- **2018-02-26** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Subcommittee: Edler, Kinney, and Shipley.
- **2018-03-08** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-20** Amendment S-5168 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-20** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 1. `passage`
- **2018-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-20** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-20** Senate amendment H-8299 filed.
- **2018-03-27** Amendment H-8337 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-02** Amendment H-8337, to Senate amendment H-8299 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-02** House concurred H-8299.
- **2018-04-02** Passed House, ayes 60, nays 38. `passage`
- **2018-04-03** Explanations of votes.
- **2018-04-02** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-03** 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/f063f879-9dd9-4e59-bd55-86bcd868ee71`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).