---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to certain water quality programs and other provisions properly related to water quality, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 645.) Effective 7-1-18, with exception of Sections 18 & 19, effective 5-16-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to certain water quality programs and other provisions properly related to water quality, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 645.) Effective 7-1-18, with exception of Sections 18 & 19, effective 5-16-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2440"
citation: "Iowa HF 2440 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["drainage districts", "levee districts", "rural improvement zones", "water", "water quality"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-21"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/220b4cd0-6f72-4aa1-9239-e22db56e5548"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2440&ga=87"
source_hash: "a7cd9ff2571b1ff164a9440538a3f332f6b4683858cad45394bf21d8eb10c690"
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 2440 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to certain water quality programs and other provisions properly related to water quality, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 645.) Effective 7-1-18, with exception of Sections 18 & 19, effective 5-16-18.

## 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/HF2440.html)
2. **Amendment H-8092** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8092.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5129** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5129.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2440.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **34–12** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-8092 be adopted? — **40–58** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **67–31** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-21** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-23** Amendment H-8092 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-26** Fiscal note.
- **2018-02-26** Point of order raised on H-8092, ruled in order.
- **2018-02-26** Amendment H-8092 lost.
- **2018-02-26** Passed House, ayes 67 nays 31. `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-27** Message from House.
- **2018-02-27** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-28** Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Dvorsky, Kapucian, Kinney, and Shipley.
- **2018-03-06** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-07** Amendment S-5129 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-05-04** Amendment S-5129 withdrawn.
- **2018-05-04** Passed Senate, ayes 34, nays 12. `passage`
- **2018-05-05** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-05-04** Immediate message.
- **2018-05-04** Message from Senate.
- **2018-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-05-16** 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/220b4cd0-6f72-4aa1-9239-e22db56e5548`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).