---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning appeal rights relating to veterans preference. (Formerly HSB 212.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act concerning appeal rights relating to veterans preference. (Formerly HSB 212.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 717"
citation: "Iowa HF 717 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["administrative procedure", "certiorari", "mandamus", "military", "preference laws", "public employees", "state employees", "veterans affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 23
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-12"
last_action: "2020-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6e736db-1733-4107-865e-044b396ff732"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 717&ga=88"
source_hash: "d630d8b1dd2bbd69ea77d82e491eda71e437871176c361eb99a971b48105fd4b"
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 717 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act concerning appeal rights relating to veterans preference. (Formerly HSB 212.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/HF717.html)
2. **Amendment H-8022** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8022.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF717.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF717.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF717.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Referred to Public Safety. `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-21** Subcommittee: Thorup, Kurth and Salmon.
- **2020-01-23** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2020 4:00PM House Lounge.
- **2020-01-29** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2020-01-31** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-01-31** Placed on calendar.
- **2020-02-20** Amendment H-8022 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2020-02-25** Amendment H-8022 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2020-02-25** Passed House, yeas 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2020-03-03** Explanation of vote.
- **2020-02-25** Immediate message.
- **2020-02-25** Message from House.
- **2020-02-25** Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2020-03-02** Subcommittee: Lofgren, Koelker, and R. Taylor.
- **2020-03-02** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/03/2020 1:00PM Senate Lobbyist Lounge.
- **2020-03-03** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2020-03-05** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2020-06-05** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2020-06-05** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-05** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-17** 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/b6e736db-1733-4107-865e-044b396ff732`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).