---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act related to installations of certain wireless telecommunications infrastructure in the state, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 155.) Effective 3-25-19."
description: "A bill for an act related to installations of certain wireless telecommunications infrastructure in the state, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 155.) Effective 3-25-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 487"
citation: "Iowa HF 487 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["broadband services", "communications services", "infrastructure", "local government", "poles (utility)", "rural areas", "telecommunications", "towers", "utilities", "wireless communications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-03-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e05895ca-f758-4f05-98ba-fd9e00b33e5f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 487&ga=88"
source_hash: "571863973a67627a68cee7fb7e23fa9a6af87661e1c6b751fba2c83677ab4ce5"
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 487 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act related to installations of certain wireless telecommunications infrastructure in the state, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 155.) Effective 3-25-19.

## 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/HF487.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF487.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **38–10** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **74–20** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-21** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-11** Passed House, yeas 74, nays 20. `passage`
- **2019-03-11** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-12** Message from House.
- **2019-03-12** Read first time and attached to companion SF 560. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Substituted for SF 560.
- **2019-03-14** Passed Senate, yeas 38, nays 10. `passage`
- **2019-03-14** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-14** Message from Senate.
- **2019-03-25** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-03-25** 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/e05895ca-f758-4f05-98ba-fd9e00b33e5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).