---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to bonds and insurance policies for public officers."
description: "A bill for an act relating to bonds and insurance policies for public officers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2398"
citation: "Iowa HF 2398 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["beneficiaries", "bonds", "county government", "insurance", "public officers", "townships"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 6
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-08"
last_action: "2024-04-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57e025bb-7e5b-4497-a6b3-66e32044fc2f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2398&ga=90"
source_hash: "05578aa8ff7bc18fc1c42c60c108ccd0feb9c82624d7db1d4cee8a9b3aa18c4d"
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 2398 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to bonds and insurance policies for public officers.

## 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/HF2398.html)
2. **Amendment H-8065** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8065.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF2398.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/HF2398.html)
5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2398_GovLetter.pdf)
6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2398.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-08** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-26** Amendment H-8065 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-27** Amendment H-8065 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-27** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** Explanations of votes.
- **2024-03-04** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-27** Immediate message.
- **2024-02-28** Message from House.
- **2024-02-28** Read first time, attached to SF 2121. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-14** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-09** Substituted for SF 2121.
- **2024-04-09** Passed Senate, yeas 46, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-09** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-09** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-19** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-04-19** 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/57e025bb-7e5b-4497-a6b3-66e32044fc2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).