---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the use of fees collected by a county recorder or governing board of the county land record information system for processing and recording instruments. (Formerly HF 520, HSB 97.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the use of fees collected by a county recorder or governing board of the county land record information system for processing and recording instruments. (Formerly HF 520, HSB 97.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2021-2022"
identifier: "HF 837"
citation: "Iowa HF 837 (2021-2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["county government", "county recorders", "fees", "real property", "recordings", "records and publications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 26
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-11"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba1af5ea-fcb2-4448-b7d5-37f7b0578b43"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 837&ga=89"
source_hash: "c239feecb8ab57be5c0d8a0bf53d5776df30e85c440f79ba48937f68ebeddd77"
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 837 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to the use of fees collected by a county recorder or governing board of the county land record information system for processing and recording instruments. (Formerly HF 520, HSB 97.) 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/HF837.html)
2. **Amendment H-1295** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1295.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1529** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1529.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3201** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/S3201.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF837.html)
6. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF837.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF837_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF837.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **88–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **94–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-11** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2021-03-24** Amendment H-1295 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-25** Amendment H-1295 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-25** Passed House, yeas 94, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Immediate message.
- **2021-03-29** Message from House.
- **2021-03-29** Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. `reading-1`
- **2021-03-30** Subcommittee: Whiting, Green, and Quirmbach.
- **2021-03-31** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/05/2021 12:30PM 217 Conference Room.
- **2021-04-05** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
- **2021-05-13** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Amendment S-3201 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Amendment S-3201 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Immediate message.
- **2021-05-19** Message from Senate.
- **2021-05-19** Senate amendment H-1529 filed.
- **2021-05-19** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1529.
- **2021-05-19** Passed House, yeas 88, nays none. `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Explanations of votes.
- **2021-05-19** Explanation of vote.
- **2021-05-19** Immediate message.
- **2021-05-19** Message from House.
- **2021-05-28** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2021-06-08** 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/ba1af5ea-fcb2-4448-b7d5-37f7b0578b43`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).