---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of state and local elections, providing penalties, and including effective date elections provisions. (Formerly HF 608.) Effective 7-1-19, with exception of Division II, effective 5-16-19 and Division IV, effective 1-1-23."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of state and local elections, providing penalties, and including effective date elections provisions. (Formerly HF 608.) Effective 7-1-19, with exception of Division II, effective 5-16-19 and Division IV, effective 1-1-23."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 692"
citation: "Iowa HF 692 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["absentee voting", "ballots", "canvasses of votes", "elections and politics", "mail", "postal services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 11
action_count: 32
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-03-11"
last_action: "2019-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c3f37d7-30ad-4aa2-97cc-80feee0abee9"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 692&ga=88"
source_hash: "c3c1fe2001152701ed39ad6491bb1e876178aa2ddc230f3ea5e082e19262ac29"
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 692 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the conduct of state and local elections, providing penalties, and including effective date elections provisions. (Formerly HF 608.) Effective 7-1-19, with exception of Division II, effective 5-16-19 and Division IV, effective 1-1-23.

## 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/HF692.html)
2. **Amendment H-1244** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1244.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1308** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1308.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3119** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3119.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3172** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3172.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3177** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3177.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-3178** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3178.pdf)
8. **Amendment S-3179** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3179.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-3181** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3181.pdf)
10. **Amendment S-3231** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3231.pdf)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF692.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3181 to amendment S-3119 be adopted? — **18–31** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3177 to amendment S-3119 be adopted? — **19–30** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **31–18** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3179 to amendment S-3119 be adopted? — **17–32** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3178 to amendment S-3119 be adopted? — **18–31** (fail) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-11** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-14** Passed House, yeas 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-14** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-18** Message from House.
- **2019-03-18** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-20** Subcommittee: Chapman, Jochum, and R. Smith.
- **2019-03-21** Subcommittee reassigned: R. Smith, Chapman, and Jochum.
- **2019-04-04** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-04** Amendment S-3119 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-17** Amendment S-3177 to S-3119 filed, lost.
- **2019-04-17** Amendment S-3178 to S-3119 filed, lost.
- **2019-04-17** Amendment S-3179 to S-3119 filed, lost.
- **2019-04-17** Amendment S-3181 to S-3119 filed, lost.
- **2019-04-17** Amendment S-3172 to S-3119 filed, adopted.
- **2019-04-17** Amendment S-3119 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 18. `passage`
- **2019-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-18** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-18** Senate amendment H-1244 filed.
- **2019-04-23** Fiscal note.
- **2019-04-25** Amendment H-1308 to Senate amendment H-1244 filed, adopted.
- **2019-04-25** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1244, as amended.
- **2019-04-25** Passed House, yeas 98 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-25** Message from House, with amendment S-3231 to H-1244.
- **2019-04-25** Senate concurred with S-3231.
- **2019-04-25** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-25** Message from Senate.
- **2019-05-07** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-16** 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/9c3f37d7-30ad-4aa2-97cc-80feee0abee9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).