---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to governmental ethics and the regulation of lobbyists and gifts and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 674.) Effective 5-16-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to governmental ethics and the regulation of lobbyists and gifts and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 674.) Effective 5-16-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2475"
citation: "Iowa HF 2475 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["conflicts of interest", "ethics in government", "gift law for public officers", "lobbying", "public employees", "public officers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-22"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3456bdaf-e8bc-434e-8d95-64f0f3694710"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2475&ga=87"
source_hash: "598a14ce7a512684f03fb4f44d1a13658898ec8e3478663d95032d249984aca0"
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 2475 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to governmental ethics and the regulation of lobbyists and gifts and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 674.) 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/HF2475.html)
2. **Amendment H-8310** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8310.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2475.html)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2475.html)

## Votes

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

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-22** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-03-22** Amendment H-8310 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-29** Amendment H-8310 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-29** Passed House, ayes 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-29** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-02** Message from House.
- **2018-04-02** Read first time, referred to Government Oversight. `reading-1`
- **2018-04-02** Subcommittee: Lofgren, Breitbach, Sinclair, Hogg, and McCoy.
- **2018-04-04** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-05-02** Passed Senate, ayes 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-05-02** Immediate message.
- **2018-05-03** 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/3456bdaf-e8bc-434e-8d95-64f0f3694710`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).