---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to controversies involving fence viewers. (Formerly HF 2111.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to controversies involving fence viewers. (Formerly HF 2111.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2340"
citation: "Iowa HF 2340 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["boundaries (property)", "county government", "fences", "hedges", "local government", "real property", "townships"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-13"
last_action: "2018-04-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/863b141f-a999-459b-a8bc-1583dbe2f0f9"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2340&ga=87"
source_hash: "f4f0932360e8295accb6d660c299570c7e0d8450937bd461e5b33afe8a7db72f"
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 2340 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to controversies involving fence viewers. (Formerly HF 2111.) 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/HF2340.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2340.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-13** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-20** Passed House, ayes 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-21** Message from House.
- **2018-02-21** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Subcommittee: Garrett, Guth, and Hogg.
- **2018-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-28** Passed Senate, ayes 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-28** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-29** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-04-03** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-04** 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/863b141f-a999-459b-a8bc-1583dbe2f0f9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).