---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning fees charged for examining and copying public records relating to claims for veterans benefits. (Formerly HF 2022.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act concerning fees charged for examining and copying public records relating to claims for veterans benefits. (Formerly HF 2022.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 2236"
citation: "Iowa HF 2236 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["copies", "county government", "fees", "local government", "military", "public records", "records and publications", "veterans affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-04"
last_action: "2020-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91f0de19-3f5c-4364-bf1b-9a71308891be"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2236&ga=88"
source_hash: "02df0d3347e3be7fcc4b4d7d2d0a9d0fb5943713623647157658374ad761fd6c"
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 2236 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act concerning fees charged for examining and copying public records relating to claims for veterans benefits. (Formerly HF 2022.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/88/attachments/HF2236.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF2236.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.

- **2020-02-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2020-02-24** Passed House, yeas 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-03** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-02-24** Immediate message.
- **2020-02-25** Message from House.
- **2020-02-25** Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2020-02-26** Subcommittee: Lofgren, Costello, and Dotzler.
- **2020-02-27** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/02/2020 1:00PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge.
- **2020-03-02** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2020-03-05** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-05** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-06-05** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-05** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-17** 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/91f0de19-3f5c-4364-bf1b-9a71308891be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).