---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act providing for the removal of municipal utility board members under specified circumstances and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 692.) Effective date: 05/17/2022."
description: "A bill for an act providing for the removal of municipal utility board members under specified circumstances and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 692.) Effective date: 05/17/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2475"
citation: "Iowa HF 2475 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["boards", "commissions", "and councils", "city government", "removal from office", "utilities", "utilities board"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-18"
last_action: "2022-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0d0a8dc-e3ea-4ff7-b4e2-27751892957a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2475&ga=89"
source_hash: "96fa1ddef52133567094eb06b075e5e1b2a3157c57d6bd72d39dd1dd301da0b3"
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 2475 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act providing for the removal of municipal utility board members under specified circumstances and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 692.) Effective date: 05/17/2022.

## 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/89/attachments/HF2475.html)
2. **Amendment H-8161** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8161.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF2475.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF2475.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2475_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2475.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **42–5** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **83–10** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-18** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-03-08** Amendment H-8161 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-14** Amendment H-8161 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-14** Passed House, yeas 83, nays 10. `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2022-03-14** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-15** Message from House.
- **2022-03-15** Read first time, attached to similar SF 2282. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-04-06** Substituted for SF 2282.
- **2022-04-06** Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 5. `passage`
- **2022-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-06** Message from Senate.
- **2022-05-17** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-05-17** 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/f0d0a8dc-e3ea-4ff7-b4e2-27751892957a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).