---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to protections for certain members of the military concerning employment and insurance coverage and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 598.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to protections for certain members of the military concerning employment and insurance coverage and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 598.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2300"
citation: "Iowa HF 2300 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["accident insurance", "civil air patrol", "health insurance", "insurance", "labor and employment", "military", "veterans affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-08"
last_action: "2022-05-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2e3056f-9cef-4c68-9943-2eac39af7cea"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2300&ga=89"
source_hash: "43eb4c3a79bfc42d91f882c66afa656b4c117a842aeb4834687bdc6c5e15472f"
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 2300 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to protections for certain members of the military concerning employment and insurance coverage and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 598.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.

## 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/89/attachments/HF2300.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2300_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2300.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-23** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-02-23** Immediate message.
- **2022-02-24** Message from House.
- **2022-02-24** Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs. `reading-1`
- **2022-02-24** Subcommittee: Lofgren, Dotzler, and Green.
- **2022-02-24** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/25/2022 1:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2022-02-25** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2022-03-01** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2022-03-24** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-04-05** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-04-05** Immediate message.
- **2022-04-05** Message from Senate.
- **2022-05-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-05-02** 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/d2e3056f-9cef-4c68-9943-2eac39af7cea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).