---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to disciplinary actions taken against a licensed school employee required to be reported to the board of educational examiners. (Formerly HSB 17.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to disciplinary actions taken against a licensed school employee required to be reported to the board of educational examiners. (Formerly HSB 17.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 217"
citation: "Iowa HF 217 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["alcoholic beverages", "drugs", "educational examiners board", "school administrators", "school districts", "schools", "teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-06"
last_action: "2017-03-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a219288-cb3c-4820-a964-da1c70cdcb3f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 217&ga=87"
source_hash: "7a2d27fb6420f12573bdf01d870b732054aa300584fb6fc6ba8855d64eec6628"
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 217 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to disciplinary actions taken against a licensed school employee required to be reported to the board of educational examiners. (Formerly HSB 17.) Effective 7-1-17.

## 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/87/attachments/HF217.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF217.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–5** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-02-22** Passed House, ayes 94, nays 5. `passage`
- **2017-03-02** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-02-22** Immediate message.
- **2017-02-23** Message from House.
- **2017-02-23** Read first time and attached to similar SF 239. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-07** Substituted for SF 239.
- **2017-03-07** Deferred.
- **2017-03-07** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-07** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-14** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-03-14** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-16** 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/7a219288-cb3c-4820-a964-da1c70cdcb3f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).