---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to construction projects transporting electricity and water and including retroactive applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to construction projects transporting electricity and water and including retroactive applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 714"
citation: "Iowa HF 714 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["eminent domain", "franchises", "mercantile establishments", "utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 7
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-04-12"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/170828d1-8b6b-4c93-902f-5736c1f8a3d3"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 714&ga=90"
source_hash: "09fc41e8e5918dbe8c5d4e968f9ff2b7724b24aeeda5fda93f7a324f052338bf"
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 714 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to construction projects transporting electricity and water and including retroactive applicability 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/90/attachments/HF714.html)
2. **Amendment H-1248** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1248.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1314** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1314.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3184** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S3184.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF714.html)
6. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF714_GovLetter.pdf)
7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF714.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-04-12** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-04-13** Amendment H-1248 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-19** Amendment H-1248 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-19** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2023-04-19** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-19** Message from House.
- **2023-04-19** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2023-04-26** Substituted for SF 573.
- **2023-04-26** Amendment S-3184 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-26** Passed Senate, yeas 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-26** Immediate message.
- **2023-04-27** Message from Senate.
- **2023-04-27** Senate amendment H-1314 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-01** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1314.
- **2023-05-01** Passed House, yeas 94, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-05-03** Explanations of votes.
- **2023-05-01** Immediate message.
- **2023-05-02** Message from House.
- **2023-05-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-06-01** 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/170828d1-8b6b-4c93-902f-5736c1f8a3d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).