---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to publication and procedural provisions relating to proposed constitutional amendments and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 247.) Effective 5-10-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to publication and procedural provisions relating to proposed constitutional amendments and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 247.) Effective 5-10-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 764"
citation: "Iowa HF 764 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["constitution of iowa", "elections and politics", "general assembly", "internet", "newspapers", "public measures", "voting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-04-04"
last_action: "2019-05-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fc893f0-68b6-4b90-9763-20165adaca66"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 764&ga=88"
source_hash: "86532a20f3547f63be56afb1a992d716b8b7d7f349e41459753267cefa33bf48"
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 764 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to publication and procedural provisions relating to proposed constitutional amendments and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 247.) Effective 5-10-19.

## 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/HF764.html)
2. **Amendment H-1238** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1238.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF764.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF764.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF764.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **40–8** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **54–44** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-04-17** Amendment H-1238 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-22** Amendment H-1238 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-22** Passed House, yeas 54 nays 44. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-23** Message from House.
- **2019-04-23** Read first time, referred to Government Oversight. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-23** Subcommittee: Sinclair, Bisignano, Celsi, Lofgren, and Whiting.
- **2019-04-24** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-27** Passed Senate, yeas 40, nays 8. `passage`
- **2019-04-27** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-27** Message from Senate.
- **2019-05-07** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-10** 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/0fc893f0-68b6-4b90-9763-20165adaca66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).