---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to tax return preparers, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 147.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to tax return preparers, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 147.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 590"
citation: "Iowa HF 590 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["continuing education", "income taxes", "professions", "tax returns", "taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-04"
last_action: "2019-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1a7b9707-15ab-403d-8197-06a4a8ecfa0b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 590&ga=88"
source_hash: "657c430fd5c05f8e7c9ed45da853ff4adb15f082fbe4023a3978bc1b7b1a32fe"
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 590 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to tax return preparers, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 147.) Effective 7-1-19.

## 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/88/attachments/HF590.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF590.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-04** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-03-21** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
- **2019-03-25** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-03-21** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-25** Message from House.
- **2019-03-25** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-26** Subcommittee: R. Smith, Cournoyer, and Giddens.
- **2019-04-02** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-11** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2019-04-24** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-24** Message from Senate.
- **2019-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-05-16** 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/1a7b9707-15ab-403d-8197-06a4a8ecfa0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).