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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including emergency powers, procedures relating to electors, and the use of a county seal on materials related to elections. (Formerly HF 2013.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including emergency powers, procedures relating to electors, and the use of a county seal on materials related to elections. (Formerly HF 2013.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "HF 2486"
+citation: "Iowa HF 2486 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["county government", "seals (emblems)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 8
+action_count: 31
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2020-02-20"
+last_action: "2020-06-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6ba7a70-c97e-40f0-9cbd-20536a5e4f26"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2486&ga=88"
+source_hash: "40b3a90152bc112479acb935e51e766033b17aaddb8f0dca51283da64a2fd5b3"
+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 2486 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, including emergency powers, procedures relating to electors, and the use of a county seal on materials related to elections. (Formerly HF 2013.) 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/HF2486.html)
+2. **Amendment H-8256** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8256.pdf)
+3. **Amendment H-8260** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H8260.pdf)
+4. **Amendment S-5117** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5117.pdf)
+5. **Amendment S-5123** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5123.pdf)
+6. **Amendment S-5124** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5124.pdf)
+7. **Amendment S-5146** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5146.pdf)
+8. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF2486.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **31–16** (pass) · upper
+- Shall amendment S-5124 to amendment S-5117 be adopted? — **17–32** (fail) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **30–19** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **95–2** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-02-20** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2020-03-04** Passed House, yeas 97, nays none. `passage`
+- **2020-03-09** Explanation of vote.
+- **2020-03-10** Explanation of vote.
+- **2020-03-04** Immediate message.
+- **2020-03-04** Message from House.
+- **2020-03-04** Read first time, referred to State Government. `reading-1`
+- **2020-03-10** Subcommittee: R. Smith, Chapman, and Giddens.
+- **2020-06-09** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2020-06-09** Amendment S-5117 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2020-06-10** Amendment S-5124 to S-5117 filed, lost.
+- **2020-06-10** Amendment S-5123 to S-5117 filed, adopted.
+- **2020-06-10** Amendment S-5117 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
+- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 19. `passage`
+- **2020-06-10** Immediate message.
+- **2020-06-10** Message from Senate.
+- **2020-06-10** Senate amendment H-8256 filed.
+- **2020-06-10** Amendment H-8260 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2020-06-11** Amendment H-8260 to Senate amendment H-8256 adopted.
+- **2020-06-11** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8256, as amended.
+- **2020-06-11** Passed House, yeas 95, nays 2. `passage`
+- **2020-06-11** Immediate message.
+- **2020-06-12** Message from House, with amendment S-5146.
+- **2020-06-13** Senate concurred with S-5146.
+- **2020-06-13** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 16. `passage`
+- **2020-06-13** Explanation of vote.
+- **2020-06-22** Explanation of vote.
+- **2020-06-13** Immediate message.
+- **2020-06-14** Message from Senate.
+- **2020-06-24** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2020-06-25** 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/f6ba7a70-c97e-40f0-9cbd-20536a5e4f26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+