---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the sale of travel insurance. (Formerly HSB 689.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the sale of travel insurance. (Formerly HSB 689.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2540"
citation: "Iowa HF 2540 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["fees", "insurance", "insurance producers", "marketing", "recreation", "sales", "travel"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-28"
last_action: "2022-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea95f8df-d284-4f9e-b3d0-9cf44661bb72"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2540&ga=89"
source_hash: "0d9c5726f01e81a3c07f068bb0c427e467d2655d7ce1bf93d6a6a1b4f6269345"
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 2540 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the sale of travel insurance. (Formerly HSB 689.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/89/attachments/HF2540.html)
2. **Amendment H-8141** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8141.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF2540.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF2540.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2540_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2540.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-03-07** Amendment H-8141 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-10** Amendment H-8141 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-10** Passed House, yeas 92, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-10** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-10** Message from House.
- **2022-03-10** Read first time, referred to Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-14** Subcommittee: Williams, Giddens, and Sinclair.
- **2022-03-15** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2022 8:00AM Room G17.
- **2022-03-16** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2022-03-17** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-22** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-22** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-22** Message from Senate.
- **2022-04-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-04-21** 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/ea95f8df-d284-4f9e-b3d0-9cf44661bb72`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).