republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2019-2020/hf-760.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the exemption from the hotel and motel taxes for the renting of lodging. (Formerly HF 171.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the exemption from the hotel and motel taxes for the renting of lodging. (Formerly HF 171.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "HF 760"
citation: "Iowa HF 760 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["hotels and motels", "local option taxes", "lodging", "tax exemptions"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 43
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2019-04-02"
last_action: "2020-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8d752c9-4a41-47f8-96d6-76fdf1ed65de"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 760&ga=88"
source_hash: "25b4ca2b4ec3d116d19cec126276a81ab9ffbfe302a13d7acdab8acb88d374cc"
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 760 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the exemption from the hotel and motel taxes for the renting of lodging. (Formerly HF 171.) Effective date: 07/01/2020.

## 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/88/attachments/HF760.html)
2. **Amendment H-1204** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1204.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1289** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1289.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1316** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1316.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-1319** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1319.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-3238** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3238.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-3261** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3261.pdf)
8. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF760.html)
9. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF760.html)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF760.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **93–4** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–2** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–4** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **91–4** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2019-04-02** Introduced, placed on Ways and Means calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-04-04** Fiscal note.
- **2019-04-11** Amendment H-1204 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-23** Amendment H-1289 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-04-24** Amendment H-1289 to amendment H-1204 withdrawn.
- **2019-04-24** Amendment H-1204 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-24** Passed House, yeas 96 nays 4. `passage`
- **2019-04-24** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-24** Message from House.
- **2019-04-24** Read first time, referred to Ways and Means. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-25** Subcommittee: Committee of the Whole.
- **2019-04-25** Attached to similar SF 640.
- **2019-04-26** Substituted for SF 640.
- **2019-04-26** Amendment S-3238 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-26** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 1. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-26** Message from Senate.
- **2019-04-26** Amendment H-1319 to Senate amendment H-1316 filed, adopted.
- **2019-04-26** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1316 as amended.
- **2019-04-27** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-04-26** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-26** Passed House, yeas 91 nays 4. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Message from House, with amendment S-3261.
- **2019-04-27** Senate refused to concur with S-3261.
- **2019-04-27** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-27** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-11** House insists on H-1316 as amended
- **2020-06-11** Conference committee appointed: Hite, Chair; Mommsen, Wills, Kurth and Wolfe
- **2020-06-11** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-11** Message from House.
- **2020-06-12** Senate conference committee appointed: R. Smith, chair; Behn, Cournoyer, Jochum, and Wahls.
- **2020-06-12** Conference committee report filed.
- **2020-06-12** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2020-06-12** Passed House, yeas 93, nays 4. `passage`
- **2020-06-12** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-12** Conference committee report filed.
- **2020-06-13** Message from House.
- **2020-06-13** Conference committee report adopted.
- **2020-06-13** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 2. `passage`
- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
- **2020-06-13** Message from Senate.
- **2020-06-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2020-06-24** 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/c8d752c9-4a41-47f8-96d6-76fdf1ed65de`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).