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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act relating to firearms requirements for hunting deer. (Formerly HF 179.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
+description: "A bill for an act relating to firearms requirements for hunting deer. (Formerly HF 179.) Effective date: 07/01/2020."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2019-2020"
+identifier: "HF 716"
+citation: "Iowa HF 716 (2019-2020)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["deer", "firearms", "hunting", "natural resource commission"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 7
+action_count: 21
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2019-03-12"
+last_action: "2020-06-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66e7676a-6884-4141-84c7-569f9b5a2139"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 716&ga=88"
+source_hash: "44d13d2f2d2aaa228a38fc103469ce8d8a6e7b8970a12679792b69d21038546b"
+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 716 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to firearms requirements for hunting deer. (Formerly HF 179.) 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/HF716.html)
+2. **Amendment H-1044** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1044.pdf)
+3. **Amendment H-1059** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/H1059.pdf)
+4. **Amendment S-5122** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S5122.pdf)
+5. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/HF716.html)
+6. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/HF716.html)
+7. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/HF716.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall the bill pass? — **37–13** (pass) · upper
+- Shall amendment S-5122 be adopted? — **18–32** (fail) · upper
+- Shall the bill pass? — **57–40** (pass) · lower
+- Shall amendment H-1059 be adopted? — **46–50** (fail) · lower
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-03-12** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2019-03-19** Amendment H-1044 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-03-19** Amendment H-1059 filed. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2019-03-20** Amendment H-1059 lost.
+- **2019-03-25** Explanation of vote.
+- **2019-03-20** Amendment H-1044 adopted. `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-03-20** Passed House, yeas 57, nays 40. `passage`
+- **2019-03-25** Explanation of vote.
+- **2019-03-20** Immediate message.
+- **2019-03-21** Message from House.
+- **2019-03-21** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `reading-1`
+- **2019-03-25** Subcommittee: Cournoyer, Celsi, and Shipley.
+- **2020-02-10** Subcommittee Meeting: 02/11/2020 4:30PM RM 315.
+- **2020-02-12** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
+- **2020-02-18** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
+- **2020-06-10** Amendment S-5122 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
+- **2020-06-10** Passed Senate, yeas 37, nays 13. `passage`
+- **2020-06-10** Immediate message.
+- **2020-06-10** Message from Senate.
+- **2020-06-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2020-06-18** 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/66e7676a-6884-4141-84c7-569f9b5a2139`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+