---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act establishing an Iowa national service corps program administered by the Iowa commission on volunteer service. (Formerly HF 2153.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act establishing an Iowa national service corps program administered by the Iowa commission on volunteer service. (Formerly HF 2153.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2420"
citation: "Iowa HF 2420 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["community service", "conservation corps", "green corps program", "reading corps", "summer youth corps", "volunteer service commission", "volunteerism"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-20"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7ee95e6d-bb74-4935-b2d8-eefae89bac31"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2420&ga=87"
source_hash: "acaf28d9d4b65d1f51da1a080192b0a5f771682a8f06df3373fac637be0d0a7b"
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 2420 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act establishing an Iowa national service corps program administered by the Iowa commission on volunteer service. (Formerly HF 2153.) 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/HF2420.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2420.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-20** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-03-07** Passed House, ayes 97 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-08** Message from House.
- **2018-03-08** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-12** Subcommittee: Sinclair, Hart, and Lofgren.
- **2018-03-14** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-28** Passed Senate, ayes 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-29** 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/7ee95e6d-bb74-4935-b2d8-eefae89bac31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).