---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to licensed real estate professionals and real estate disclosure statements. (Formerly HSB 125.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to licensed real estate professionals and real estate disclosure statements. (Formerly HSB 125.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 541"
citation: "Iowa HF 541 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["professional licensure", "professions", "real estate brokerage", "real property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-07"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/03ae8519-59f0-43fd-8565-12d1153885cf"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 541&ga=87"
source_hash: "09e4509d0058c19a5cf20ef9730ef70be84373db68193936caf02760f37a6376"
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 541 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to licensed real estate professionals and real estate disclosure statements. (Formerly HSB 125.) 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/HF541.html)
2. **Amendment H-1181** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1181.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1225** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1225.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF541.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF541.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-13** Amendment H-1181 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-21** Amendment H-1225 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment H-1225 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment H-1181 out of order.
- **2017-03-27** Passed House, ayes 98, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-27** Message from House.
- **2017-03-27** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-28** Subcommittee: Schultz, Danielson, and Smith.
- **2017-03-30** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-05** Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-05** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-05** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-13** 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/03ae8519-59f0-43fd-8565-12d1153885cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).