---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to attorney fees and court costs in an action to quiet title after a request for a quitclaim deed. (Formerly HSB 31.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to attorney fees and court costs in an action to quiet title after a request for a quitclaim deed. (Formerly HSB 31.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 371"
citation: "Iowa HF 371 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["attorneys", "conveyances (real estate)", "court fees", "quieting title", "real property", "titles (property)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-20"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3bfbc42-7630-47e6-ab62-424dd9bfb4d0"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 371&ga=87"
source_hash: "81394a4242bd94f78e26cb8fb1a3ff849df37c3aeebdceec3c2860cf42387485"
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 371 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to attorney fees and court costs in an action to quiet title after a request for a quitclaim deed. (Formerly HSB 31.) 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/HF371.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF371.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-20** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-07** Passed House, ayes 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-08** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-08** Message from House.
- **2017-03-08** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Subcommittee: Garrett, Boulton, and Schneider.
- **2017-03-22** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-07** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2017-04-13** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-13** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-13** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-25** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-25** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-05-11** 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/d3bfbc42-7630-47e6-ab62-424dd9bfb4d0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).