---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning the duties of the department of veterans affairs relative to veteran exposure to Agent Orange. (Formerly HSB 155.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act concerning the duties of the department of veterans affairs relative to veteran exposure to Agent Orange. (Formerly HSB 155.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 584"
citation: "Iowa HF 584 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["agent orange", "military", "military service members", "veterans affairs", "veterans affairs department", "vietnam conflict"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-09"
last_action: "2017-04-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e23f0901-af9b-4ec7-89a2-0a185834da8d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 584&ga=87"
source_hash: "830af47ffb6531b2f54239e771279b01682f30e673200ec5de93987cf45dad8e"
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 584 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act concerning the duties of the department of veterans affairs relative to veteran exposure to Agent Orange. (Formerly HSB 155.) 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/HF584.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF584.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.

- **2017-03-09** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **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 Veterans Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Ragan, and Segebart.
- **2017-03-28** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-06** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-06** 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/e23f0901-af9b-4ec7-89a2-0a185834da8d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).