---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act regulating the sale of eggs by grocery stores participating in a federal program. (Formerly HSB 623.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act regulating the sale of eggs by grocery stores participating in a federal program. (Formerly HSB 623.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2408"
citation: "Iowa HF 2408 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["agriculture", "eggs", "food", "public health department", "retail"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-19"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7be1e2d-a911-44c1-b8d4-28031e7ce44e"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2408&ga=87"
source_hash: "e08fa859f73390ef855378dcdcfceed20e6411b146761a7928b2a83950a1bf9f"
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 2408 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act regulating the sale of eggs by grocery stores participating in a federal program. (Formerly HSB 623.) 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/HF2408.html)
2. **Amendment H-8083** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8083.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2408.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **32–17** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-8083 be adopted? — **39–59** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **81–17** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-22** Amendment H-8083 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-26** Amendment H-8083 lost.
- **2018-02-26** Passed House, ayes 81 nays 17. `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-27** Message from House.
- **2018-02-27** Read first time and attached to similar SF 2242. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-05** Substituted for SF 2242.
- **2018-03-05** Passed Senate, ayes 32, nays 17. `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-05** 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/a7be1e2d-a911-44c1-b8d4-28031e7ce44e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).