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type: "Bill"
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title: "A bill for an act relating to contract enforceability regarding smart contracts and distributed ledger technology. (Formerly HSB 679.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
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description: "A bill for an act relating to contract enforceability regarding smart contracts and distributed ledger technology. (Formerly HSB 679.) Effective date: 07/01/2022."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
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legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
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session: "2021-2022"
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identifier: "HF 2443"
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citation: "Iowa HF 2443 (2021-2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["computers and software", "contracts", "electronic records", "electronic signatures", "money", "signatures", "technology"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: []
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version_count: 8
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-02-16"
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last_action: "2022-06-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/795143c9-8f35-4e9a-a439-46fa32c6e044"
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source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2443&ga=89"
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source_hash: "992e3d4603bcb5be37691e1184f5cdf27482f5758c88356ea5508b3def348d27"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
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---
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# Iowa HF 2443 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act relating to contract enforceability regarding smart contracts and distributed ledger technology. (Formerly HSB 679.) Effective date: 07/01/2022.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/89/attachments/HF2443.html)
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2. **Amendment H-8083** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8083.pdf)
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3. **Amendment H-8086** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8086.pdf)
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4. **Amendment H-8087** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H8087.pdf)
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5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/89/attachments/HF2443.html)
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6. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/89/attachments/HF2443.html)
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7. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF2443_GovLetter.pdf)
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8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF2443.html)
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## Votes
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- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
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- Shall the bill pass? — **45–0** (pass) · upper
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-02-16** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
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- **2022-02-23** Amendment H-8083 filed. `amendment-introduction`
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- **2022-02-24** Amendments H-8086 and H-8087 filed.
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- **2022-02-24** Amendment H-8086 to H-8083 withdrawn.
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- **2022-02-24** Amendment H-8087 to H-8083 adopted.
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- **2022-02-24** Amendment H-8083 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
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- **2022-02-24** Passed House, yeas 97, nays 0. `passage`
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- **2022-02-24** Immediate message.
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- **2022-02-28** Message from House.
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- **2022-02-28** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
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- **2022-03-01** Subcommittee: Garrett, Boulton, and Shipley.
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- **2022-03-08** Subcommittee Meeting: [].
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- **2022-03-09** Subcommittee recommends passage.
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- **2022-03-15** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
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- **2022-03-24** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
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- **2022-05-02** Passed Senate, yeas 45, nays 0. `passage`
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- **2022-05-02** Immediate message.
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- **2022-05-05** Message from Senate.
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- **2022-06-01** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
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- **2022-06-13** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/795143c9-8f35-4e9a-a439-46fa32c6e044`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
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