---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to required timing for notices regarding underground facility excavations and enforcement of excavation provisions, and including penalties."
description: "A bill for an act relating to required timing for notices regarding underground facility excavations and enforcement of excavation provisions, and including penalties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 2581"
citation: "Iowa HF 2581 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["excavation work", "notices", "underground facilities", "utilities", "utilities board"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 8
action_count: 27
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-19"
last_action: "2024-05-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbbc96fe-1111-4599-94ce-9dda9ba86b4a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2581&ga=90"
source_hash: "fbbaac4414c2d39db7793f4c77953baceb5d3aa92427eabda8e5a27783553458"
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 2581 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to required timing for notices regarding underground facility excavations and enforcement of excavation provisions, and including penalties.

## 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/HF2581.html)
2. **Amendment H-8094** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8094.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8332** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8332.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5142** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5142.pdf)
5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF2581.html)
6. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/90/attachments/HF2581.html)
7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF2581_GovLetter.pdf)
8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF2581.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **93–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-19** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2024-02-28** Amendment H-8094 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-02-29** Amendment H-8094 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-02-29** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-03-04** Explanations of votes.
- **2024-03-05** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-02-29** Immediate message.
- **2024-03-04** Message from House.
- **2024-03-04** Read first time, referred to Commerce. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-04** Subcommittee: Brown, Bousselot, and Giddens.
- **2024-03-04** Subcommittee Meeting: [].
- **2024-03-05** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-06** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-10** Amendment S-5142 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-15** Deferred.
- **2024-04-16** Amendment S-5142 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-16** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-16** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-16** Senate amendment H-8332 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8332.
- **2024-04-17** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2024-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-17** Message from House.
- **2024-04-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-01** 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/cbbc96fe-1111-4599-94ce-9dda9ba86b4a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).