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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to the liability of private employers, general contractors, and premises owners for negligently hiring employees, agents, or independent contractors convicted of a public offense. (Formerly HF 471.) Effective 7-1-19."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to the liability of private employers, general contractors, and premises owners for negligently hiring employees, agents, or independent contractors convicted of a public offense. (Formerly HF 471.) Effective 7-1-19."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "HF 650"
+citation: "Iowa HF 650 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["civil liability", "claims", "contractors", "criminal law", "criminal offenders", "labor and employment", "negligence"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 16
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-03-06"
+last_action: "2019-04-17"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/55c9536e-ee3c-4aa5-8ff7-a19dde607750"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 650&ga=88"
+source_hash: "659f49b164e86d57ab680e26222fc6d6f24374677446e701f0e3353bf3deab6e"
+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 650 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to the liability of private employers, general contractors, and premises owners for negligently hiring employees, agents, or independent contractors convicted of a public offense. (Formerly HF 471.) Effective 7-1-19.
+
+## 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/HF650.html)
+2. **Amendment H-1013** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1013.pdf)
+3. **Amendment H-1018** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1018.pdf)
+4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF650.html)
+5. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF650.html)
+6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF650.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-03-06** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2019-03-11** Amendment H-1013 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-03-12** Amendment H-1018 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-03-14** Amendment H-1018 to H-1013 adopted.
+- **2019-03-14** Amendment H-1013 adopted, as amended. `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-03-14** Passed House, yeas 96, nays none. `passage`
+- **2019-03-14** Immediate message.
+- **2019-03-18** Message from House.
+- **2019-03-18** Read first time and attached to similar SF 580. `reading-1`
+- **2019-04-04** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
+- **2019-04-08** Substituted for SF 580.
+- **2019-04-08** Passed Senate, yeas 50, nays 0. `passage`
+- **2019-04-08** Immediate message.
+- **2019-04-08** Message from Senate.
+- **2019-04-17** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2019-04-17** 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/55c9536e-ee3c-4aa5-8ff7-a19dde607750`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+