---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act concerning self-storage facilities, including acceptances and defaults of rental agreements."
description: "A bill for an act concerning self-storage facilities, including acceptances and defaults of rental agreements."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 640"
citation: "Iowa HF 640 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["personal property", "self-service storage facilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-28"
last_action: "2026-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ae29620-9fbb-413b-ac02-2f330d5c3b3a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 640&ga=91"
source_hash: "bb72c607b055d2b67740dfaaf5481365b46afce568f7a756df51be56d72bef69"
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 640 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act concerning self-storage facilities, including acceptances and defaults of rental agreements.

## 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/91/attachments/HF640.html)
2. **Amendment H-1261** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1261.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1292** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1292.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3089** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3089.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5167** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S5167.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF640.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF640_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF640.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **42–2** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-17** Passed House, yeas 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-24** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-17** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-18** Message from House.
- **2025-03-18** Read first time, attached to SF 471. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-09** Amendment S-3089 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-21** Substituted for SF 471.
- **2025-04-21** Amendment S-3089 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-21** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-21** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-21** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-21** Senate amendment H-1261 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-07** Amendment H-1292 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2026-04-07** Amendment H-1292 to Senate amendment H-1261 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2026-04-07** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1261 as House amended.
- **2026-04-07** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-07** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-08** Message from House, with amendment S-5167.
- **2026-04-22** Senate concurred with S-5167.
- **2026-04-22** Passed Senate, yeas 42, nays 2. `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-22** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-05-15** 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/3ae29620-9fbb-413b-ac02-2f330d5c3b3a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).