---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the reporting of certain gifts and bequests received by the executive branch. (Formerly HSB 53.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the reporting of certain gifts and bequests received by the executive branch. (Formerly HSB 53.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 393"
citation: "Iowa HF 393 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["donations", "ethics in government", "executive branch", "legacies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-02-14"
last_action: "2019-04-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3108a08f-b618-4862-abde-d1e133a1c1a8"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 393&ga=88"
source_hash: "f10257e5a33d2343a3634751f8ebb12e1a70bc9c3a09ca4aaab8711eed8b0f94"
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 393 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the reporting of certain gifts and bequests received by the executive branch. (Formerly HSB 53.) 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/HF393.html)
2. **Amendment H-1015** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1015.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF393.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment H-1015 be adopted? — **45–50** (fail) · lower
- 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.

- **2019-02-14** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Amendment H-1015 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-12** Amendment H-1015 lost.
- **2019-03-12** Passed House, yeas 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-13** Message from House.
- **2019-03-13** Read first time and attached to similar SF 446. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-10** Substituted for SF 446.
- **2019-04-10** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-10** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-22** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-04-23** 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/3108a08f-b618-4862-abde-d1e133a1c1a8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).