---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the calculation of certain court costs in probate matters, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 360, HSB 20.) Effective date: 01/01/2022. Applicability date: 01/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the calculation of certain court costs in probate matters, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 360, HSB 20.) Effective date: 01/01/2022. Applicability date: 01/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 711"
citation: "Iowa HF 711 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["court fees", "fees", "judicial branch", "probate code"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-01"
last_action: "2021-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/320790d8-096a-4fc0-9245-78283b471600"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 711&ga=89"
source_hash: "b891fabb9ea6dbf919f9c9148bacd559e8f38ea4e3ec2c064061dcbd928cb634"
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 711 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the calculation of certain court costs in probate matters, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 360, HSB 20.) Effective date: 01/01/2022. Applicability date: 01/01/2022.

## 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/HF711.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF711_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF711.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-01** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-03** Fiscal note.
- **2021-03-09** Passed House, yeas 93, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Explanations of votes.
- **2021-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-10** Message from House.
- **2021-03-10** Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Subcommittee: Sinclair, Petersen, and Whiting.
- **2021-03-16** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/23/2021 8:30AM 217 Conference Room.
- **2021-03-23** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2021-04-20** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-17** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-06-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-17** Immediate message.
- **2021-05-17** Message from Senate.
- **2021-05-28** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-06-08** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-24** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/320790d8-096a-4fc0-9245-78283b471600`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).