---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to workers’ compensation and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 169.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to workers’ compensation and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 169.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 518"
citation: "Iowa HF 518 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["disabilities", "injuries", "intoxication", "labor and employment", "medical care", "salaries and wages", "workers' compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 21
action_count: 52
vote_count: 17
first_action: "2017-03-03"
last_action: "2017-03-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0e118cfd-e0f8-473e-a832-5902dc52a4fd"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 518&ga=87"
source_hash: "76324494859818691ab3c179c7d3b165d19d525072d9256c6a183886268a1f25"
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 518 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to workers’ compensation and including effective date and applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 169.) 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/HF518.html)
2. **Amendment H-1170** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1170.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1176** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1176.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1184** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1184.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-1211** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1211.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3173** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3173.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-3241** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3241.pdf)
8. **Amendment S-3242** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3242.pdf)
9. **Amendment S-3243** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3243.pdf)
10. **Amendment S-3244** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3244.pdf)
11. **Amendment S-3245** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3245.pdf)
12. **Amendment S-3246** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3246.pdf)
13. **Amendment S-3248** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3248.pdf)
14. **Amendment S-3249** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3249.pdf)
15. **Amendment S-3250** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3250.pdf)
16. **Amendment S-3256** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3256.pdf)
17. **Amendment S-3257** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3257.pdf)
18. **Amendment S-3258** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3258.pdf)
19. **Amendment S-3259** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3259.pdf)
20. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF518.html)
21. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF518.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment S-3257 be adopted? — **24–26** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3258 be adopted? — **23–27** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3248 to amendment S-3173 be adopted? — **21–29** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3259 be adopted? — **22–28** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3243 be adopted? — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3256 be adopted? — **23–27** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3246 be adopted? — **21–29** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **29–21** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3250 be adopted? — **21–29** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1170 be adopted? — **38–58** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill be deferred until Monday, March 20, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.? — **37–57** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3173 be adopted? — **24–26** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1211, to amendment H-1176, be adopted? — **66–30** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3241 be adopted? — **21–28** (fail) · upper
- Shall amendment S-3244 be adopted? — **22–28** (fail) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **55–38** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3245 be adopted? — **21–29** (fail) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-03-03** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-07** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-08** Amendment H-1170 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-09** Amendment H-1176 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-13** Amendment H-1184 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-15** Amendment H-1211 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-16** Amendment H-1170 lost.
- **2017-03-16** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-16** Point of order raised Rule 10, decorum in debate..
- **2017-03-16** Speaker ruled point well taken.
- **2017-03-16** Amendment H-1211 to H-1176 adopted.
- **2017-03-16** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-16** Amendment H-1184 out of order.
- **2017-03-16** Amendment H-1176 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-16** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-16** Deferred, retained on calendar.
- **2017-03-16** Motion to defer HF 518 until Monday, March 20, 2017 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2017-03-16** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-16** Motion to defer lost.
- **2017-03-16** Passed House, ayes 55, nays 38. `passage`
- **2017-03-20** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-20** Explanations of votes.
- **2017-03-16** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-16** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-17** Message from House.
- **2017-03-17** Read first time and attached to similar SF 435. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-20** Amendment S-3173 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-20** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-27** Substituted for SF 435.
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3241 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3241 lost. `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3242 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3243 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3244 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3248 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3173 lost. `amendment-failure`
- **2017-03-27** Deferred.
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3256 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3245 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3246 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3250 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3257 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3258 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3249 filed, withdrawn. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3259 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment S-3242 withdrawn.
- **2017-03-27** Passed Senate, ayes 29, nays 21. `passage`
- **2017-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-28** Message from Senate.
- **2017-03-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-03-29** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-30** 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/0e118cfd-e0f8-473e-a832-5902dc52a4fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).