---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the duties of and programs administered by the department of natural resources, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 571.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the duties of and programs administered by the department of natural resources, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 571.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2303"
citation: "Iowa HF 2303 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["beverage container deposit law", "environmental protection", "environmental protection commission", "iowa geological survey", "natural resources department", "recycling", "state geologist", "waste management"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-09"
last_action: "2018-03-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/263e5fb1-056e-41db-8141-9cd9e7b2bf4b"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2303&ga=87"
source_hash: "535416ad2c46d56c527e50d73c6af45ef7e53f7419bd7df5186faddf58032213"
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 2303 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the duties of and programs administered by the department of natural resources, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HSB 571.) 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/HF2303.html)
2. **Amendment H-8146** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8146.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2303.html)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2303.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **97–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–1** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-09** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-02-28** Amendment H-8146 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-05** Amendment H-8146 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-05** Passed House, ayes 97 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-05** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-05** Message from House.
- **2018-03-05** Read first time and attached to similar SF 2302. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-12** Substituted for SF 2302.
- **2018-03-12** Passed Senate, ayes 48, nays 1. `passage`
- **2018-03-12** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-12** Message from Senate.
- **2018-03-21** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-03-21** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-03-21** 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/263e5fb1-056e-41db-8141-9cd9e7b2bf4b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).