---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing."
description: "A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 776"
citation: "Iowa HF 776 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["inspections", "appeals", "and licensing department"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-03-05"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8cd2dc3e-40ec-436f-a19d-60a0a1f49356"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 776&ga=91"
source_hash: "502291e6540764d3ad0afdedcb529c69c717b4b164f3b3ea3eaf17d66f82251e"
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 776 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing.

## 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/HF776.html)
2. **Amendment H-1069** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1069.pdf)
3. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF776.html)
4. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF776_GovLetter.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF776.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment H-1069 be adopted? — **31–65** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **90–6** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-12** Amendment H-1069 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-13** Amendment H-1069, yeas 31, nays 65, lost.
- **2025-03-13** Passed House, yeas 90, nays 6. `passage`
- **2025-03-17** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-13** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-17** Message from House.
- **2025-03-17** Read first time, attached to SF 214. `reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-16** Substituted for SF 214.
- **2025-04-16** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-17** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-19** 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/8cd2dc3e-40ec-436f-a19d-60a0a1f49356`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).