---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the tax certification deadline for sanitary districts and including applicability provisions."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the tax certification deadline for sanitary districts and including applicability provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 541"
citation: "Iowa HF 541 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["budgets", "sanitary districts", "special districts", "tax levies", "taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-01"
last_action: "2023-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/395c4878-bc64-449b-86bc-59406487de06"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 541&ga=90"
source_hash: "9b65206c690ba7dfc1c2dfca7518a1d795a5128e930a83a414592a1e875af335"
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 541 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to the tax certification deadline for sanitary districts and including applicability provisions.

## 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/HF541.html)
2. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF541_GovLetter.pdf)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF541.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-09** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 1. `passage`
- **2023-03-09** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-13** Message from House.
- **2023-03-13** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-14** Referred to Local Government. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Subcommittee: Guth, Knox, and Lofgren.
- **2023-03-15** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/20/2023 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2023-03-20** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-03** Referred to Ways and Means. `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04** Subcommittee: Rowley, Klimesh, and Quirmbach.
- **2023-04-05** Subcommittee Meeting: 04/10/2023 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2023-04-10** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2023-04-27** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2023-04-27** Immediate message.
- **2023-05-01** Message from Senate.
- **2023-05-09** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2023-06-01** 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/395c4878-bc64-449b-86bc-59406487de06`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).