---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the uniform commercial code by providing for controllable electronic records. (Formerly HSB 678.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the uniform commercial code by providing for controllable electronic records. (Formerly HSB 678.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 2445"
citation: "Iowa HF 2445 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["commercial law", "electronic records", "electronics", "money", "public records", "rights", "security interests", "technology", "uniform commercial code"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-02-16"
last_action: "2022-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eee7bfea-944b-4fc9-84cd-4f6df280340f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2445&ga=89"
source_hash: "2fa21b7c09bc12a0bc30e10fe5de9c026f277f7f5b4386a814567c41ef16d61a"
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 2445 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the uniform commercial code by providing for controllable electronic records. (Formerly HSB 678.) 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/HF2445.html)
2. **Amendment H-8096** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8096.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF2445.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF2445.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2445_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2445.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **99–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2022-02-24** Amendment H-8096 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2022-03-02** Amendment H-8096 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2022-03-02** Passed House, yeas 99, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-03-02** Immediate message.
- **2022-03-02** Message from House.
- **2022-03-02** Read first time, attached to similar SF 2333. `reading-1`
- **2022-03-17** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2022-05-23** Substituted for SF 2333.
- **2022-05-23** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2022-05-23** Immediate message.
- **2022-05-23** Message from Senate.
- **2022-06-03** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2022-06-13** 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/eee7bfea-944b-4fc9-84cd-4f6df280340f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).