---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable."
description: "A bill for an act relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 706"
citation: "Iowa HF 706 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["open meetings", "open records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 9
action_count: 30
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2025-02-28"
last_action: "2025-06-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bcfd1b9-5004-4a0f-b1dc-b03bd6f00abc"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 706&ga=91"
source_hash: "556841e831710b7f5eca89b2daf975277c0dfd15cfe48f6c590d016bff10d1b4"
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 706 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to open meetings and open records, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.

## 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/HF706.html)
2. **Amendment H-1088** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1088.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1250** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1250.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3109** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3109.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-3110** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3110.pdf)
6. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF706.html)
7. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF706.html)
8. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF706_GovLetter.pdf)
9. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF706.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **83–10** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3110 be adopted? — **32–15** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **34–13** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-13** Amendment H-1088 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-24** Amendment H-1088 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-24** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-03-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-24** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-25** Message from House.
- **2025-03-25** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-26** Subcommittee: Webster, Townsend, and Westrich.
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/31/2025 11:30AM Senate Lounge.
- **2025-03-31** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-02** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-17** Amendment S-3109 filed, deferred. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-17** Amendment S-3110 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-17** Point of order raised on S-3110, ruled in order.
- **2025-04-17** Amendment S-3110 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-17** Amendment S-3109 ruled out of order.
- **2025-04-17** Passed Senate, yeas 34, nays 13. `passage`
- **2025-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-17** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-17** Senate amendment H-1250 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-23** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1250.
- **2025-04-23** Passed House, yeas 83, nays 10. `passage`
- **2025-04-23** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-23** Message from House.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-06-06** 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/2bcfd1b9-5004-4a0f-b1dc-b03bd6f00abc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).