---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act permitting employers to provide employees with wage statements by electronic means. (Formerly HF 2019.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act permitting employers to provide employees with wage statements by electronic means. (Formerly HF 2019.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2240"
citation: "Iowa HF 2240 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["electronic transactions", "labor and employment", "salaries and wages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-02"
last_action: "2018-03-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7385c576-c1f5-4596-bea1-2e279f69e2ec"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2240&ga=87"
source_hash: "cdf6366714839c74e23fc8d3f7806e9ff36d3f5baac2627a98c1bbec51115937"
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 2240 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act permitting employers to provide employees with wage statements by electronic means. (Formerly HF 2019.) Effective 7-1-18.

## 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/HF2240.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2240.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-02** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-21** Passed House, ayes 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-02-21** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-21** Message from House.
- **2018-02-21** Read first time and attached to companion SF 2339. `reading-1`
- **2018-02-26** Substituted for SF 2339.
- **2018-02-26** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 2. `passage`
- **2018-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-26** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-03-07** 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/7385c576-c1f5-4596-bea1-2e279f69e2ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).