---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the seizure and disposition of property by the department of natural resources and requiring a report. (Formerly HF 2127.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the seizure and disposition of property by the department of natural resources and requiring a report. (Formerly HF 2127.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2342"
citation: "Iowa HF 2342 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["contraband", "firearms", "natural resources department", "state employees", "weapons"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 10
action_count: 29
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-02-13"
last_action: "2018-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16913b7a-9427-4258-af69-51d2f559dc0d"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2342&ga=87"
source_hash: "7aed628cfca503b837a0b5ebb7d77f8ea08a9288b5513a697e0b8e0f904cd538"
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 2342 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the seizure and disposition of property by the department of natural resources and requiring a report. (Formerly HF 2127.) 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/HF2342.html)
2. **Amendment H-8166** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8166.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-8382** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H8382.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-5184** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5184.pdf)
5. **Amendment S-5185** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5185.pdf)
6. **Amendment S-5186** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5186.pdf)
7. **Amendment S-5237** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5237.pdf)
8. **Amendment S-5243** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S5243.pdf)
9. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF2342.html)
10. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2342.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **65–31** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **30–18** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-13** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-03-05** Amendment H-8166 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Amendment H-8166 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2018-03-06** Passed House, ayes 96 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-07** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-06** Message from House.
- **2018-03-06** Read first time, referred to Judiciary. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Subcommittee: Garrett, Kinney, and Zaun.
- **2018-03-19** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-03-26** Amendments S-5184, S-5185, and S-5186 filed.
- **2018-04-11** Amendment S-5237 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2018-04-16** Amendment S-5237 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-16** Amendment S-5184 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-16** Amendment S-5243 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2018-04-16** Amendment S-5186 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-16** Amendment S-5185 withdrawn.
- **2018-04-16** Passed Senate, ayes 30, nays 18. `passage`
- **2018-04-16** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-17** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-17** Senate amendment H-8382 filed.
- **2018-04-18** House concurred in Senate amendment H-8382.
- **2018-04-18** Passed House, ayes 65, nays 31. `passage`
- **2018-04-18** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-19** Message from House.
- **2018-05-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2018-05-16** 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/16913b7a-9427-4258-af69-51d2f559dc0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).