---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value."
description: "A bill for an act relating to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 2749"
citation: "Iowa HF 2749 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["real estate transfer taxes", "real property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-03-30"
last_action: "2026-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fb33af2-b714-4343-bf83-52a51843f7f6"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2749&ga=91"
source_hash: "b5b0770e4be9fadf639c11192282edde51eafcd7762997f3f52db37abf273263"
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 2749 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act relating to real estate transfer tax, including declarations of value.

## 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/91/attachments/HF2749.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF2749.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF2749_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF2749.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-30** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2026-04-06** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-06** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-07** Message from House.
- **2026-04-07** Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. `reading-1`
- **2026-04-13** Subcommittee: Bousselot, Petersen, and Reichman.
- **2026-04-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2026-04-15** Placed on calendar.
- **2026-04-22** Passed Senate, yeas 44, nays 0. `passage`
- **2026-04-22** Immediate message.
- **2026-04-22** Message from Senate.
- **2026-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2026-05-15** 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/2fb33af2-b714-4343-bf83-52a51843f7f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).