---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to background investigations conducted by the department of human services. (Formerly HSB 177.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to background investigations conducted by the department of human services. (Formerly HSB 177.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 547"
citation: "Iowa HF 547 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["criminal history", "human services department", "labor and employment", "state employees"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-07"
last_action: "2017-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d38421ce-87fa-4aaa-8354-f7f63f552c5c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 547&ga=87"
source_hash: "bf5e0a1455a7736bdf45ac494c958518f7750cb77f98be4e92c1a73aa42bf67b"
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 547 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to background investigations conducted by the department of human services. (Formerly HSB 177.) 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/HF547.html)
2. **Amendment H-1178** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1178.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF547.html)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF547.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-20** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-13** Amendment H-1178 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-14** Amendment H-1178 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-14** Passed House, ayes 93, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-14** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-14** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-14** Message from House.
- **2017-03-14** Read first time, referred to Human Resources. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-15** Subcommittee: C. Johnson, Costello, and Mathis.
- **2017-03-21** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-03** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-03** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-12** 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/d38421ce-87fa-4aaa-8354-f7f63f552c5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).