---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the regulation of styles and materials used for residential building exteriors."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the regulation of styles and materials used for residential building exteriors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2388"
citation: "Iowa HF 2388 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["buildings", "city government", "electric vehicles", "excise taxes", "fees", "fuels"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9d9fba2-e723-4214-afa4-37ab06e2edf8"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2388&ga=90"
source_hash: "924c1e629daa7b5e94bdd29c167ff5cb46dfef9ed31f34721210d2fe1ab8702a"
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 2388 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the regulation of styles and materials used for residential building exteriors.

## 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/HF2388.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2388_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2388.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **54–39** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **33–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-22** Passed House, yeas 54, nays 39. `passage`
- **2024-02-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-26** Message from House.
- **2024-02-26** Read first time, attached to SF 2231. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-01** Substituted for SF 2231.
- **2024-04-01** Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 14. `passage`
- **2024-04-01** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-02** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-23** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-17** 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/a9d9fba2-e723-4214-afa4-37ab06e2edf8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).