---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to noncompliance with rules adopted by a county sanitarian regarding septic tank pumping. (Formerly HSB 222.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to noncompliance with rules adopted by a county sanitarian regarding septic tank pumping. (Formerly HSB 222.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 728"
citation: "Iowa HF 728 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["county government", "septic tanks", "waste management"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2022-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3f6e209-3a09-4e58-a081-a74502fa232d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 728&ga=89"
source_hash: "cdd766da4363a8f8920c598ce644ad736977022fcb1383fbc8e3fc585cd9b489"
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 728 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to noncompliance with rules adopted by a county sanitarian regarding septic tank pumping. (Formerly HSB 222.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/HF728.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF728_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF728.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **83–13** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **28–17** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-23** Passed House, yeas 83, nays 13. `passage`
- **2021-03-23** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-24** Message from House.
- **2021-03-24** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-25** Subcommittee: Driscoll, J. Smith, and Williams.
- **2021-03-27** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/29/2021 12:00PM RM 24A.
- **2021-04-01** Rereferred to Ways and Means.
- **2021-04-19** Subcommittee: Sweeney, Green, and Quirmbach.
- **2021-04-19** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/20/2021 8:30AM RM 24A.
- **2021-04-20** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2021-04-21** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-02-28** Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 17. `passage`
- **2022-02-28** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-28** Message from Senate.
- **2022-04-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-04-21** 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/d3f6e209-3a09-4e58-a081-a74502fa232d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).