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+type: "Bill"
+title: "A bill for an act establishing which actions may be brought against firearm, firearm accessory, and ammunition manufacturers, distributors, importers, trade associations, sellers, or dealers. (Formerly HSB 116.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
+description: "A bill for an act establishing which actions may be brought against firearm, firearm accessory, and ammunition manufacturers, distributors, importers, trade associations, sellers, or dealers. (Formerly HSB 116.) Effective date: 07/01/2021."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
+legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
+session: "2021-2022"
+identifier: "HF 621"
+citation: "Iowa HF 621 (2021-2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["distributors", "firearms", "immunity", "imports", "manufacturing", "sales", "tort law", "trade", "weapons"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 6
+action_count: 20
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2021-02-22"
+last_action: "2021-04-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8038375f-ccaa-4a76-9b73-6e9d5ab98198"
+source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 621&ga=89"
+source_hash: "fe801163a3524b139bd9fabf6839ed8bc456e67032ffbf1ea8337f7ed8d89992"
+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 621 (2021-2022) — A bill for an act establishing which actions may be brought against firearm, firearm accessory, and ammunition manufacturers, distributors, importers, trade associations, sellers, or dealers. (Formerly HSB 116.) Effective date: 07/01/2021.
+
+## 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/89/attachments/HF621.html)
+2. **Amendment H-1215** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1215.pdf)
+3. **Amendment H-1216** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1216.pdf)
+4. **Amendment H-1218** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/89/H1218.pdf)
+5. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/Attachments/HF621_GovLetter.pdf)
+6. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/89/attachments/HF621.html)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Shall amendment H-1215 be adopted? — **39–58** (fail) · lower
+- Shall amendment H-1216 be adopted? — **38–59** (fail) · lower
+- Shall amendment H-1218 be adopted? — **38–59** (fail) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **60–37** (pass) · lower
+- Shall the bill pass? — **31–17** (pass) · upper
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-22** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
+- **2021-03-16** Amendments H-1215, H-1216 and H-1218 filed.
+- **2021-03-17** Amendment H-1215 lost.
+- **2021-03-23** Explanation of vote.
+- **2021-03-17** Amendment H-1216 lost.
+- **2021-03-23** Explanation of vote.
+- **2021-03-17** Amendment H-1218 lost.
+- **2021-03-23** Explanation of vote.
+- **2021-03-17** Passed House, yeas 60, nays 37. `passage`
+- **2021-03-17** Explanation of vote.
+- **2021-03-23** Explanation of vote.
+- **2021-03-17** Immediate message.
+- **2021-03-18** Message from House.
+- **2021-03-18** Read first time, attached to similar SF 514. `reading-1`
+- **2021-03-22** Substituted for SF 514.
+- **2021-03-22** Passed Senate, yeas 31, nays 17. `passage`
+- **2021-03-22** Immediate message.
+- **2021-03-23** Message from Senate.
+- **2021-04-02** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
+- **2021-04-02** 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/8038375f-ccaa-4a76-9b73-6e9d5ab98198`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).
+