---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the representation of boards of supervisors and county officials by outside counsel, and including effective date provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the representation of boards of supervisors and county officials by outside counsel, and including effective date provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 862"
citation: "Iowa HF 862 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["conflicts of interest", "county attorneys"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-03-07"
last_action: "2025-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/38dc96b8-b59d-4b56-af57-f32298b266f3"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 862&ga=91"
source_hash: "089e68af9e0b8927b7a56ab54dd455d3f77c2c600a4688d1f2e30c9ac988c938"
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 862 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to the representation of boards of supervisors and county officials by outside counsel, 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/91/attachments/HF862.html)
2. **Amendment H-1176** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1176.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1245** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/H1245.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3107** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/91/S3107.pdf)
5. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF862.html)
6. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/91/attachments/HF862.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF862_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF862.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **58–30** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–3** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **30–17** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-07** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-03-25** Amendment H-1176 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-26** Amendment H-1176 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-26** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 3. `passage`
- **2025-04-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2025-03-26** Immediate message.
- **2025-03-27** Message from House.
- **2025-03-27** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-31** Subcommittee: Bousselot, Knox, and Taylor.
- **2025-04-01** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/02/2025 10:30AM Room G15.
- **2025-04-02** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-03** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-04-03** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-10** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2025-04-16** Amendment S-3107 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-16** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 17. `passage`
- **2025-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-17** Message from Senate.
- **2025-04-17** Senate amendment H-1245 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-04-24** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1245.
- **2025-04-24** Passed House, yeas 58, nays 30. `passage`
- **2025-04-24** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-28** Message from House.
- **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/38dc96b8-b59d-4b56-af57-f32298b266f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).