---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to insurance companies acting as surety for bail bonds, including licensure requirements to act as a bail enforcement agent or business."
description: "A bill for an act relating to insurance companies acting as surety for bail bonds, including licensure requirements to act as a bail enforcement agent or business."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2164"
citation: "Iowa HF 2164 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["bail", "bail bonds", "bounty hunters", "criminal procedure", "guaranty", "insurance", "public safety department", "safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04ed63b0-eea7-4e38-8929-372562d63736"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2164&ga=90"
source_hash: "56b9a31e9eee582bbbb47e59e62634805e625f4229b4416b17a263fde5412873"
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 2164 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to insurance companies acting as surety for bail bonds, including licensure requirements to act as a bail enforcement agent or business.

## 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/90/attachments/HF2164.html)
2. **Amendment H-8204** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8204.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF2164.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/HF2164.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2164_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2164.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-25** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-03-14** Amendment H-8204 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-18** Amendment H-8204 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-03-18** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-18** Message from House.
- **2024-03-18** Read first time, attached to SF 2173. `reading-1`
- **2024-04-01** Substituted for SF 2173.
- **2024-04-01** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-02** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-10** 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/04ed63b0-eea7-4e38-8929-372562d63736`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).