---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the use of county funds by ecclesiastical and sectarian institutions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the use of county funds by ecclesiastical and sectarian institutions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2264"
citation: "Iowa HF 2264 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["county government", "public finance", "public funds", "religious organizations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 25
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-02-01"
last_action: "2024-04-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd98ce05-e57a-4dba-93b5-1f4f2ce9af73"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2264&ga=90"
source_hash: "2a69499f78ebda399dd1e395cdd49241fa023afd14a50c81696e4f408ca77eb4"
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 2264 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the use of county funds by ecclesiastical and sectarian institutions.

## 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/HF2264.html)
2. **Amendment H-8262** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8262.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-5110** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5110.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5111** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5111.pdf)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2264_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2264.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment S-5111 be adopted? — **14–34** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–2** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **38–10** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-20** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 2. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-20** Message from House.
- **2024-02-20** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-21** Subcommittee: Westrich, Knox, and Lofgren.
- **2024-02-26** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/27/2024 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2024-02-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-11** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-11** Placed on calendar.
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-01** Amendment S-5111 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-01** Amendment S-5110 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-01** Passed Senate, yeas 38, nays 10. `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-02** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-02** Senate amendment H-8262 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-03** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8262.
- **2024-04-03** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 2. `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-04-03** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-04** Message from House.
- **2024-04-08** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-08** 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/cd98ce05-e57a-4dba-93b5-1f4f2ce9af73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).