---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of water, sanitary sewer, and storm water utilities by rate-regulated public utilities."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of water, sanitary sewer, and storm water utilities by rate-regulated public utilities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2101"
citation: "Iowa HF 2101 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["purchasing", "sewage treatment", "storm water management", "utilities", "utilities board", "water", "water utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-22"
last_action: "2024-04-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/540105d3-3e63-48a7-938f-6535c78514cf"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2101&ga=90"
source_hash: "898f152bb4362dbca908e75081329239b81f94dc889b6e18e70d95960da3275e"
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 2101 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the acquisition of water, sanitary sewer, and storm water utilities by rate-regulated public utilities.

## 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/90/attachments/HF2101.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2101_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2101.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **91–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-22** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-19** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-02-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-20** Explanations of votes.
- **2024-02-20** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-22** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-19** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-20** Message from House.
- **2024-02-20** Read first time, attached to SF 2181. `reading-1`
- **2024-02-26** Substituted for SF 2181.
- **2024-02-26** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-02-26** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-26** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-10** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-10** 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/540105d3-3e63-48a7-938f-6535c78514cf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).