---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to franchisor-franchisee relationships for the purposes of certain employment laws and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 5.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to franchisor-franchisee relationships for the purposes of certain employment laws and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 5.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 327"
citation: "Iowa HF 327 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["civil rights", "employee benefits", "franchises", "labor and employment", "minimum wage", "salaries and wages", "unemployment compensation", "wage payment collection law", "workers' compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-08"
last_action: "2019-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e737454-7e13-4747-943d-cb70f7a3a685"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 327&ga=88"
source_hash: "bfce956f7453a9a413da90b7dee5cca89cacfb759d11691e59369d5f42d9be1b"
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 327 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to franchisor-franchisee relationships for the purposes of certain employment laws and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 5.) Effective 7-1-19.

## 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/HF327.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF327.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **51–45** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **32–18** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Passed House, yeas 51, nays 45. `passage`
- **2019-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-13** Message from House.
- **2019-03-13** Read first time and attached to companion SF 510. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-25** Substituted for SF 510.
- **2019-03-25** Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 18. `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-26** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-08** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-04-09** 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/1e737454-7e13-4747-943d-cb70f7a3a685`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).