---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the property tax levy for the payment of general obligation bonds issued by cities for certain flood-related purposes and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 99 and HF 589.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the property tax levy for the payment of general obligation bonds issued by cities for certain flood-related purposes and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 99 and HF 589.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 741"
citation: "Iowa HF 741 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["bonds", "city government", "flood mitigation board", "floods", "general obligation bonds", "property taxes", "tax levies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-14"
last_action: "2019-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/81d254ed-ccef-4501-a0cd-93d7268aab2d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 741&ga=88"
source_hash: "d2ca923e8cbaafad26f62dc0a202b9cdbba7c747494f252a47c2018a3582b2ab"
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 741 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the property tax levy for the payment of general obligation bonds issued by cities for certain flood-related purposes and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 99 and HF 589.) 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/HF741.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF741.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-14** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-04-22** Passed House, yeas 97 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-23** Message from House.
- **2019-04-23** Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-23** Subcommittee: Dawson, Dotzler, and Schultz.
- **2019-04-24** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-26** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-26** Message from Senate.
- **2019-05-02** 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/81d254ed-ccef-4501-a0cd-93d7268aab2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).