---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to providing certain local government notices and other information to persons by electronic means. (Formerly HSB 219.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to providing certain local government notices and other information to persons by electronic means. (Formerly HSB 219.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 765"
citation: "Iowa HF 765 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["county government", "local government", "notices", "property taxes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-05"
last_action: "2021-05-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/387fa20b-eab3-4e10-9086-28d566b20677"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 765&ga=89"
source_hash: "3949ab2c465887f1940bbd4c56c176e6497e89dc031f6877871e89d313462ae4"
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 765 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to providing certain local government notices and other information to persons by electronic means. (Formerly HSB 219.) 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/HF765.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF765_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF765.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **92–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-05** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-11** Passed House, yeas 92, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-03-16** Explanations of votes.
- **2021-03-11** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-15** Message from House.
- **2021-03-15** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-16** Subcommittee: Shipley, J. Smith, and Williams.
- **2021-03-16** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/18/2021 8:30AM RM 24A.
- **2021-03-18** Subcommittee recommends passage.
- **2021-03-30** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2021-04-21** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Immediate message.
- **2021-04-22** Message from Senate.
- **2021-05-20** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-05-20** 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/387fa20b-eab3-4e10-9086-28d566b20677`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).