---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning the state rulemaking process, related matters pertaining to agency functions, and including effective date provisions."
description: "A bill for an act concerning the state rulemaking process, related matters pertaining to agency functions, and including effective date provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 688"
citation: "Iowa HF 688 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["administrative procedure", "administrative rules", "executive branch", "iowa administrative bulletin", "iowa administrative code", "ombudsman", "publications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-04-03"
last_action: "2023-05-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2cf609ec-88a7-4e34-a31e-7522b142ff3d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 688&ga=90"
source_hash: "82cb3cbd5397c1a84b298e14e3c376ee9b188ea7ceda35313a094f2b2628a023"
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 688 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act concerning the state rulemaking process, related matters pertaining to agency functions, and including effective date provisions.

## 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/HF688.html)
2. **Amendment H-1207** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1207.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF688.html)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF688_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF688.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REVIEW COMMITTEE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-03** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-04-11** Amendment H-1207 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-12** Amendment H-1207 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-12** Passed House, yeas 99, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-04-12** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-13** Message from House.
- **2023-04-13** Read first time, attached to SF 568. `reading-1`
- **2023-04-24** Substituted for SF 568.
- **2023-04-24** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-24** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-25** Message from Senate.
- **2023-05-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-05-03** 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/2cf609ec-88a7-4e34-a31e-7522b142ff3d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).