---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning the release of certain military personnel records. (Formerly HF 130.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act concerning the release of certain military personnel records. (Formerly HF 130.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 308"
citation: "Iowa HF 308 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["county recorders", "military", "military service members", "personnel records", "veterans affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-14"
last_action: "2017-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/490f1a3d-17e2-4b5c-a6e5-ab3f87848f8c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 308&ga=87"
source_hash: "d2509073716e6962dbf663c8e85e6757452b2107fa22a84a067c4de1ecc24853"
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 308 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act concerning the release of certain military personnel records. (Formerly HF 130.) Effective 7-1-17.

## 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/HF308.html)
2. **Amendment H-1312** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1312.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3291** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3291.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF308.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-14** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-02-22** Passed House, ayes 99, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2017-02-23** Message from House.
- **2017-02-23** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-01** Subcommittee: Kraayenbrink, Allen, and Lofgren.
- **2017-03-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Amendment S-3291 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-06** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-06** Senate amendment H-1312 filed.
- **2017-04-11** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1312.
- **2017-04-11** Passed House, ayes 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-11** Message from House.
- **2017-04-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-21** 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/490f1a3d-17e2-4b5c-a6e5-ab3f87848f8c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).