---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act modifying provisions related to certain affidavits accepted by county recorders for updating county transfer books and indexes when a conveyance of real estate has not occurred. (Formerly HSB 261.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act modifying provisions related to certain affidavits accepted by county recorders for updating county transfer books and indexes when a conveyance of real estate has not occurred. (Formerly HSB 261.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 758"
citation: "Iowa HF 758 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["affidavits", "conveyances (real estate)", "county government", "county recorders", "joint tenancies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-05"
last_action: "2021-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2dac784-8c6a-4dfa-8e6e-e3116d5736a1"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 758&ga=89"
source_hash: "938e34aa18b57644eb9ac980e29e25b31c3bc4d017970c79176fc1167c6cf156"
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 758 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act modifying provisions related to certain affidavits accepted by county recorders for updating county transfer books and indexes when a conveyance of real estate has not occurred. (Formerly HSB 261.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

## 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/HF758.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF758_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF758.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-10** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-10** Message from House.
- **2021-03-10** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16** Subcommittee: Klimesh, Driscoll, and T. Taylor.
- **2021-03-18** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/23/2021 8:30AM RM 111.
- **2021-03-24** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2021-03-30** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **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.
- **2021-05-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-06-08** 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/d2dac784-8c6a-4dfa-8e6e-e3116d5736a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).