---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing for the imposition of the local hotel and motel tax by a land use district. Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act providing for the imposition of the local hotel and motel tax by a land use district. Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 609"
citation: "Iowa HF 609 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["city government", "county government", "excise taxes", "hotels and motels", "land use", "lodging", "taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-03-22"
last_action: "2017-05-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1009a6b9-c103-4e20-9d12-8dd8705a27d5"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 609&ga=87"
source_hash: "b56e3fdfb8c695fa8dd8ea1afe1629bbcac635d4ef7212bbf05aaf252af3af0c"
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 609 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act providing for the imposition of the local hotel and motel tax by a land use district. 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/HF609.html)
2. **Amendment H-1249** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1249.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3357** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3357.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF609.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **82–15** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–3** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-22** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-29** Amendment H-1249 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-29** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-30** Point of order raised on H-1249, ruled not germane.
- **2017-03-30** Passed House, ayes 82, nays 15. `passage`
- **2017-03-30** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-30** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-30** Message from House.
- **2017-03-30** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-30** Subcommittee: Feenstra, Edler, and Quirmbach.
- **2017-04-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-19** Amendment S-3357 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-19** Point of order raised on S-3357, ruled out of order.
- **2017-04-19** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 3. `passage`
- **2017-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-19** 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/1009a6b9-c103-4e20-9d12-8dd8705a27d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).