---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements for individuals claiming unemployment insurance benefits in consecutive benefit years and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 144.) Effective 7-2-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements for individuals claiming unemployment insurance benefits in consecutive benefit years and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 144.) Effective 7-2-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 542"
citation: "Iowa HF 542 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["labor and employment", "salaries and wages", "unemployment", "unemployment compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-07"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb0273d0-2cd9-4af7-a2b7-64407d218079"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 542&ga=87"
source_hash: "5a2fed2230eb0a5e8852893f12c568e68d3d46c8ab0e4a3cf215ae974e91e64f"
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 542 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements for individuals claiming unemployment insurance benefits in consecutive benefit years and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 144.) Effective 7-2-17.

## 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/HF542.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF542.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **58–39** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-09** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-20** Passed House, ayes 58, nays 39. `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-20** Message from House.
- **2017-03-20** Read first time, referred to Labor and Business Relations. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-23** Subcommittee: Chapman, Dotzler, and Guth.
- **2017-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Passed Senate, ayes 29, nays 21. `passage`
- **2017-04-04** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-04** 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/bb0273d0-2cd9-4af7-a2b7-64407d218079`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).