---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act eliminating filing fees for requests for independent review of certain determinations under long-term care insurance policies. (Formerly HF 216 & HSB 20.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act eliminating filing fees for requests for independent review of certain determinations under long-term care insurance policies. (Formerly HF 216 & HSB 20.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 626"
citation: "Iowa HF 626 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["court fees", "insurance", "long-term care", "long-term care insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-04-04"
last_action: "2017-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/caf10c33-6bc6-46d7-b0da-68ac5ac3583b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 626&ga=87"
source_hash: "78cd6eb6c1e1f3eadbd24cea84fa15fbdea2b74f399d532290b5a416b525776d"
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 626 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act eliminating filing fees for requests for independent review of certain determinations under long-term care insurance policies. (Formerly HF 216 & HSB 20.) 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/HF626.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF626.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-04-04** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-04-10** Passed House, ayes 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-11** Message from House.
- **2017-04-11** Read first time and attached to companion SF 492. `reading-1`
- **2017-04-11** Substituted for SF 492.
- **2017-04-11** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-11** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-21** 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/caf10c33-6bc6-46d7-b0da-68ac5ac3583b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).