---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of domestic abuse and unauthorized placement of a global positioning device, and providing penalties. Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of domestic abuse and unauthorized placement of a global positioning device, and providing penalties. Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 263"
citation: "Iowa HF 263 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["assault", "criminal law", "criminal offenders", "deferred judgments", "domestic abuse", "global positioning devices", "harassment", "judicial districts", "no-contact orders", "parole board", "protective orders", "stalking"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-09"
last_action: "2017-04-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f90a8626-9ea0-4d59-938c-74a39db37e0b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 263&ga=87"
source_hash: "51e7f60a18d33de9cf94f9a127d2671b77ffe046e63fefb7434c84b3922e5375"
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 263 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the criminal offenses of domestic abuse and unauthorized placement of a global positioning device, and providing penalties. Effective 7-1-17.

## 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/HF263.html)
2. **Amendment H-1215** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1215.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1230** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1230.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF263.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF263.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **90–8** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-09** Introduced, referred to Judiciary. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2017-02-13** Subcommittee: Nunn, Hein and R. Smith.
- **2017-02-28** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-03-15** Fiscal note.
- **2017-03-16** Amendment H-1215 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-22** Amendment H-1230 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment H-1230 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment H-1215 out of order.
- **2017-03-27** Passed House, ayes 90, nays 8. `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-27** Message from House.
- **2017-03-27** Read first time and attached to similar SF 422. `reading-1`
- **2017-04-06** Fiscal note.
- **2017-04-10** Substituted for SF 422.
- **2017-04-10** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-10** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-10** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-20** 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/f90a8626-9ea0-4d59-938c-74a39db37e0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).