# Iowa HF 776: A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. (Formerly HSB 176.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. Iowa HF 776, A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. (Formerly HSB 176.) Effective date: 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT; status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Signed by Governor.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF776-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 776 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. (Formerly HSB 176.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-05 - Last action: 2025-05-19, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (168 yes, 71 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 6 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Fire and accident inspection charges end: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law removes the $47-per-hour charge for fire and accident inspections. It also removes mileage and other expense charges for those inspections. Property-owner-requested inspections remain subject to a minimum fee of $30 plus $5 per branch circuit or feeder. - Adopted standards must stay free online: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa’s inspections and licensing department and bodies under it can adopt standards published elsewhere. They do not need to post the publication on their own websites. The publication must be readily available online for free. The rules adopting the standards must include i… - Iowa investigators gain broader enforcement powers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa’s inspections and licensing department can also investigate medical, pharmacy, dental, and nursing practices. It can investigate state or federal law compliance through written agreements with executive-branch entities. This agreement authority excludes institutions con… - National size standards for accessible parking: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa’s inspections and licensing department must adopt rules governing accessible parking spaces. Its size standards must follow accepted national standards and federal law. Spaces designated after July 1, 1990, must meet the size rules in effect when designated. Parallel on… - License privacy protections and complaint limits: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law makes private information confidential for current and former license holders and applicants. This covers sensitive identification and account numbers, birth dates, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and minor children’s names. The law also specifies whe… - Department controls licensing board fee changes: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, licensing boards need department approval to set or change fees on their own initiative. The department can also require a board to set or revise fees through rules. Boards must already have legal authority to set those fees. This law sets no fee amount and requires no parti… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-16 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-03-13 | legislature | Amendment H-1069 | fail | 31 | 65 | | | 2025-03-13 | House | Passed House | pass | 90 | 6 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-05-19: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2025-05-19: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2025-04-17: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-04-16: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. (Senate) - 2025-04-16: Substituted for SF 214. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Read first time, attached to SF 214. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-03-13: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-13: Passed House, yeas 90, nays 6. (House) - 2025-03-13: Amendment H-1069, yeas 31, nays 65, lost. (House) - 2025-03-12: Amendment H-1069 filed. (House) - 2025-03-05: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF776.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF776.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) 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(vetoed) ## Sources - [As Introduced (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF776.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF776.pdf) ## Related - [HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and i…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2801-2025-2026) - [SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2472-2025-2026) - [HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ball…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF2601-2025-2026) - [SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly S…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2399-2025-2026) - [SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Former…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2471-2025-2026) - [SF 2299: A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or conc…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-SF2299-2025-2026) - [Iowa bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa/bills) - [Iowa state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/iowa) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF776-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-18).