---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act requiring that the general assembly provide for the publication of certain material and associated electronic records pertaining to official legal publications. (Formerly HSB 226.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act requiring that the general assembly provide for the publication of certain material and associated electronic records pertaining to official legal publications. (Formerly HSB 226.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 743"
citation: "Iowa HF 743 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["constitution of iowa", "electronic transactions", "iowa acts", "iowa administrative bulletin", "iowa administrative code", "iowa code", "legal publications", "legislative services agency", "publications", "records and publications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 20
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-18"
last_action: "2019-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80fbe46c-31fa-49fb-ba6b-5f3240b1ff26"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 743&ga=88"
source_hash: "87c2b5b410af37bbad5ec8638ec2c247497e75f4e577cb154802ef11d86e76bc"
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 743 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act requiring that the general assembly provide for the publication of certain material and associated electronic records pertaining to official legal publications. (Formerly HSB 226.) 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/HF743.html)
2. **Amendment H-1278** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1278.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3118** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3118.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF743.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-18** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-26** Passed House, yeas 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-26** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-26** Message from House.
- **2019-03-26** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-28** Subcommittee: Cournoyer, Giddens, and Johnson.
- **2019-04-04** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-04** Amendment S-3118 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-23** Amendment S-3118 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-23** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-23** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-23** Senate amendment H-1278 filed.
- **2019-04-25** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1278.
- **2019-04-25** Passed House, yeas 99 nays none. `passage`
- **2019-04-25** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-25** Message from House.
- **2019-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-08** 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/80fbe46c-31fa-49fb-ba6b-5f3240b1ff26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).