---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the imposition of certain fees on public utilities for the use of public rights-of-way. (Formerly HSB 32.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the imposition of certain fees on public utilities for the use of public rights-of-way. (Formerly HSB 32.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 537"
citation: "Iowa HF 537 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["fees", "local government", "right-of-way", "utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-02-26"
last_action: "2019-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/33f9c964-6a08-4613-a8d1-28eed8b2871a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 537&ga=88"
source_hash: "39056b969e0c16ac8064ef71f2360997b61c683dbaab8378fffaf578409f4aa8"
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 537 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the imposition of certain fees on public utilities for the use of public rights-of-way. (Formerly HSB 32.) 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/HF537.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF537.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **32–18** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **51–48** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-26** Introduced, referred to Ways and Means. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Rereferred to calendar.
- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-16** Passed House, yeas 51 nays 48. `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-17** Message from House.
- **2019-04-17** Read first time and attached to companion SF 611. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-23** Substituted for SF 611.
- **2019-04-23** Deferred.
- **2019-04-23** Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 18. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-23** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-10** 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/33f9c964-6a08-4613-a8d1-28eed8b2871a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).