---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of the illegal use of a scanning device or encoding machine and criminal mischief in the third degree, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 507.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of the illegal use of a scanning device or encoding machine and criminal mischief in the third degree, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 507.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2199"
citation: "Iowa HF 2199 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["credit", "criminal law", "criminal mischief", "criminal offenders", "electronics", "falsification", "felonies", "fraud"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-01"
last_action: "2018-03-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9bc5789-2219-4696-86a7-75110672bf9c"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2199&ga=87"
source_hash: "eac0a908f1db460f9e666095cef6fdb60bbbf49a5d05ef60850257bdaca5f991"
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 2199 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of the illegal use of a scanning device or encoding machine and criminal mischief in the third degree, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 507.) Effective 7-1-18.

## 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/87/attachments/HF2199.html)
2. **Amendment H-8047** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8047.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2199.html)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2199.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-01** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-05** Fiscal note.
- **2018-02-19** Amendment H-8047 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-02-20** Amendment H-8047 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-02-20** Passed House, ayes 98, nays none. `passage`
- **2018-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2018-02-21** Message from House.
- **2018-02-21** Read first time and attached to similar SF 2238. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-01** Substituted for SF 2238.
- **2018-03-01** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2018-03-01** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-02** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-14** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-03-15** 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/e9bc5789-2219-4696-86a7-75110672bf9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).