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type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to programs and activities administered by the secretary of state, including the safe at home program, special election dates, candidate and voter registration filing requirements, election audits, voting systems, and civil office vacancies, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 551.) Effective 5-16-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to programs and activities administered by the secretary of state, including the safe at home program, special election dates, candidate and voter registration filing requirements, election audits, voting systems, and civil office vacancies, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 551.) Effective 5-16-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2252"
citation: "Iowa HF 2252 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["elections and politics", "secretary of state", "sex crimes", "voter registration", "voting"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 11
action_count: 50
vote_count: 13
first_action: "2018-02-06"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a5c108cf-55f9-40c8-b9ae-424a3488067d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2252&ga=87"
source_hash: "01397ffdba640e095cb373de02ffed3c06f3c9e719c80fd49e1ee76607c5792c"
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 2252 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to programs and activities administered by the secretary of state, including the safe at home program, special election dates, candidate and voter registration filing requirements, election audits, voting systems, and civil office vacancies, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 551.) Effective 5-16-18.
## 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/87/attachments/HF2252.html)
2. **Amendment H-8036** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8036.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8037** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8037.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-8214** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8214.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-8224** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8224.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-8227** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8227.pdf)
7. **Amendment H-8228** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8228.pdf)
8. **Amendment H-8229** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8229.pdf)
9. **Amendment H-8232** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8232.pdf)
10. **Amendment H-8233** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8233.pdf)
11. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2252.html)
## Votes
- Shall amendment H-8232 be adopted? — **4057** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8037 be adopted? — **3958** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **5840** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8227 be adopted? — **3958** (fail) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8231? — **4056** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **416** (pass) · upper
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8225? — **4058** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8036 be adopted? — **4057** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8233 be adopted? — **4156** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-8229 be adopted? — **4056** (fail) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8234? — **3954** (fail) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8214? — **3956** (fail) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-8226? — **4058** (fail) · lower
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-15** Amendments H-8036 and H-8037 filed.
- **2018-03-07** Amendment H-8214 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-07** Amendments H-8224, H-8225, H-8226, H-8227, H-8228, H-8229, H-8231, H-8232, H-8233 and H-8234 filed.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised on H-8226, ruled not germane.
- **2018-03-08** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of H-8226.
- **2018-03-08** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-03-08** Amendment H-8036 lost.
- **2018-03-08** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-08** Amendment H-8224 withdrawn.
- **2018-03-08** Amendment H-8229 lost.
- **2018-03-08** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-08** Amendment H-8037 lost.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised on H-8214, ruled not germane.
- **2018-03-08** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of H-8214.
- **2018-03-08** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-03-08** Amendment H-8228 withdrawn.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised on H-8234, ruled out of order.
- **2018-03-08** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of H-8234.
- **2018-03-08** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-03-08** Amendment H-8227 lost.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2018-03-08** Amendment H-8232 lost.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised on H-8231, ruled not germane.
- **2018-03-08** Motion to suspend rules H-8231.
- **2018-03-08** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-03-08** Amendment H-8233 lost.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised, Speaker resolved point of order
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised on H-8225, ruled not germane.
- **2018-03-08** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of H-8225.
- **2018-03-08** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2018-03-08** Point of order raised, Rule 10, decorum in debate, ruled point well taken.
- **2018-03-08** Passed House, ayes 58 nays 40. `passage`
- **2018-03-08** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-12** Message from House.
- **2018-03-12** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-13** Subcommittee: Smith, Brown, and Jochum.
- **2018-03-19** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-05-05** Passed Senate, ayes 41, nays 6. `passage`
- **2018-05-05** Immediate message.
- **2018-05-05** Message from Senate.
- **2018-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-05-16** 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/a5c108cf-55f9-40c8-b9ae-424a3488067d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).