republic-os/legislation/us/states/ia/2023-2024/hf-259.md

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Bill	A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of veterans affairs, including county commissions of veteran affairs and cemetery expenditures.	A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of veterans affairs, including county commissions of veteran affairs and cemetery expenditures.	us/states/ia	Iowa General Assembly	2023-2024	HF 259	Iowa HF 259 (2023-2024)	bill	county government county veteran affairs commissions donations expenditures funerals grants military service members national guard tax exemptions veterans affairs veterans affairs department	enacted		6	24	3	2023-02-09	2024-04-18	openstates	ocd-bill/a820986c-212a-472a-bd6c-ff98f1e2ddad	https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 259&ga=90	0166af8f6d9d27988b39792c94812b10b49ba0e5bbf68693dc4663af7f437b50	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ia

Iowa HF 259 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of veterans affairs, including county commissions of veteran affairs and cemetery expenditures.

Version chain

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

1. Introduced (filed) — source
2. Amendment H-8218 (committee substitute) — source
3. Amendment S-5004 (committee substitute) — source
4. Amendment S-5068 (committee substitute) — source
5. Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) (committee substitute) — source
6. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

• Shall the bill pass? — 93–0 (pass) · lower
• Shall the bill pass? — 99–0 (pass) · lower
• Shall the bill pass? — 50–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2023-02-09 Introduced, placed on calendar. introduction
• 2023-02-15 Passed House, yeas 99, nays 0. passage
• 2023-02-15 Immediate message.
• 2023-02-16 Message from House.
• 2023-02-16 Read first time, referred to Veterans Affairs. reading-1
• 2023-02-20 Subcommittee: Salmon, Alons, and Dotzler.
• 2023-02-21 Subcommittee reassigned: Salmon, Alons, and Bennett.
• 2024-01-17 Subcommittee reassigned: Salmon, Alons, and Dotzler.
• 2024-01-18 Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2024 4:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
• 2024-01-23 Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [].
• 2024-02-08 Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. committee-passage
• 2024-02-08 Amendment S-5004 filed. amendment-introduction
• 2024-03-18 Amendment S-5004 adopted. amendment-passage
• 2024-03-18 Amendment S-5068 filed, ruled out of order. amendment-introduction
• 2024-03-18 Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. passage
• 2024-03-18 Immediate message.
• 2024-03-19 Message from Senate.
• 2024-03-19 Senate amendment H-8218 filed. amendment-introduction
• 2024-03-25 House concurred in Senate amendment H-8218.
• 2024-03-25 Passed House, yeas 93, nays 0. passage
• 2024-03-25 Immediate message.
• 2024-03-26 Message from House.
• 2024-04-17 Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
• 2024-04-18 Signed by Governor. executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a820986c-212a-472a-bd6c-ff98f1e2ddad. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).