---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning the issuance of temporary permits to practice cosmetology arts and sciences under certain circumstances, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 688.) Effective 5-16-18."
description: "A bill for an act concerning the issuance of temporary permits to practice cosmetology arts and sciences under certain circumstances, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 688.) Effective 5-16-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2488"
citation: "Iowa HF 2488 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["cosmetology", "health-related professions", "professional licensure", "professions", "salons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-04-12"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b022fa33-ab9b-4482-ae02-c851ad75290f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2488&ga=87"
source_hash: "42a52ba48995da5e0a7aaa97bdf149b455500e6f2254e3ced7d2341aba53cf4a"
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 2488 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act concerning the issuance of temporary permits to practice cosmetology arts and sciences under certain circumstances, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 688.) 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/HF2488.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2488.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-04-25** Passed House, ayes 95, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-04-25** Messaged to Senate
- **2018-04-27** Message from House.
- **2018-04-27** Read first time and attached to companion SF 2408. `reading-1`
- **2018-05-02** Substituted for SF 2408.
- **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/b022fa33-ab9b-4482-ae02-c851ad75290f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).