republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2017-2018/hf-542.md

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Bill	A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements for individuals claiming unemployment insurance benefits in consecutive benefit years and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 144.) Effective 7-2-17.	A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements for individuals claiming unemployment insurance benefits in consecutive benefit years and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 144.) Effective 7-2-17.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2017-2018	HF 542	Iowa HF 542 (2017-2018)	bill	labor and employment salaries and wages unemployment unemployment compensation	enacted		2	14	2	2017-03-07	2017-04-13	openstates	ocd-bill/bb0273d0-2cd9-4af7-a2b7-64407d218079	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 542&ga=87	5a2fed2230eb0a5e8852893f12c568e68d3d46c8ab0e4a3cf215ae974e91e64f	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ia

Iowa HF 542 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to eligibility requirements for individuals claiming unemployment insurance benefits in consecutive benefit years and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 144.) Effective 7-2-17.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Shall the bill pass? — 29–21 (pass) · upper
• Shall the bill pass? — 58–39 (pass) · lower

Timeline

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

• 2017-03-07 Introduced, placed on calendar. introduction
• 2017-03-09 Fiscal note.
• 2017-03-20 Passed House, ayes 58, nays 39. passage
• 2017-03-20 Immediate message.
• 2017-03-20 Message from House.
• 2017-03-20 Read first time, referred to Labor and Business Relations. reading-1
• 2017-03-23 Subcommittee: Chapman, Dotzler, and Guth.
• 2017-03-29 Committee report, recommending passage. committee-passage
• 2017-04-04 Passed Senate, ayes 29, nays 21. passage
• 2017-04-04 Immediate message.
• 2017-04-04 Message from Senate.
• 2017-04-11 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
• 2017-04-11 Sent to Governor. executive-receipt
• 2017-04-13 Signed by Governor. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/bb0273d0-2cd9-4af7-a2b7-64407d218079. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).