---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to interpreters and translators for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons in certain legal proceedings. (Formerly HF 445, HSB 70.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to interpreters and translators for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons in certain legal proceedings. (Formerly HF 445, HSB 70.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 707"
citation: "Iowa HF 707 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["appropriations", "courts", "disabilities", "hearing disabilities", "interpreting", "judicial branch", "limited english proficiency", "translating"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-01"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf7e04b2-61c6-464b-81f0-f3370f2f7a78"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 707&ga=89"
source_hash: "3e63b3a9c1a9bb746f3f48fbe76c5c6be7c07a778f4d63466f15142d62672c2c"
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 707 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to interpreters and translators for limited-English-proficient, deaf, and hard-of-hearing persons in certain legal proceedings. (Formerly HF 445, HSB 70.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.

## 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/HF707.html)
2. **Amendment H-1152** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1152.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF707.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF707.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF707_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF707.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-01** Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-03** Fiscal note.
- **2021-03-08** Amendment H-1152 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-09** Amendment H-1152 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-09** Passed House, yeas 93, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-03-10** Explanations of votes.
- **2021-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-10** Message from House.
- **2021-03-10** Read first time, referred to Appropriations. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-10** Subcommittee: Garrett, Bolkcom, and Reichman.
- **2021-03-11** Fiscal note.
- **2021-03-16** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/22/2021 12:00PM 217 Conference Room.
- **2021-03-22** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2021-03-24** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-13** Message from Senate.
- **2021-04-30** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-04-30** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-08** Fiscal note.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf7e04b2-61c6-464b-81f0-f3370f2f7a78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).