---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the jurisdiction and management of pioneer cemeteries. (Formerly HSB 234.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the jurisdiction and management of pioneer cemeteries. (Formerly HSB 234.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 698"
citation: "Iowa HF 698 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["cemeteries", "county boards of supervisors", "pioneer cemeteries", "townships"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-11"
last_action: "2019-04-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5094fc8-800e-41d9-901b-c7da70a43cdb"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 698&ga=88"
source_hash: "e20621c52941b0df9f00f86ad04af9bd6d89b5bae3a512619be520bb11f66e51"
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 698 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the jurisdiction and management of pioneer cemeteries. (Formerly HSB 234.) 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/HF698.html)
2. **Amendment H-1058** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1058.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1067** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1067.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF698.html)
5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF698.html)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF698.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-11** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-19** Amendment H-1058 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-03-20** Amendment H-1067 to H-1058 filed, adopted.
- **2019-03-20** Amendment H-1058 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-20** Passed House, yeas 96, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-03-20** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-21** Message from House.
- **2019-03-21** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-25** Subcommittee: Lofgren, Garrett, and Quirmbach.
- **2019-03-27** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-01** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-01** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-01** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-15** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-04-15** 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/d5094fc8-800e-41d9-901b-c7da70a43cdb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).