---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act exempting the state and municipalities from liability for claims involving honeybees on public property. (Formerly HSB 661.) Effective 7-1-18."
description: "A bill for an act exempting the state and municipalities from liability for claims involving honeybees on public property. (Formerly HSB 661.) Effective 7-1-18."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 2371"
citation: "Iowa HF 2371 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["bees", "city government", "claims", "county government", "departments of state government", "local government", "public property", "school districts", "state property", "tort claims acts", "tort law", "tort liability", "townships"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 2
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-15"
last_action: "2018-04-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bd3a156-17a8-4f54-92fb-bf82f1edd6b6"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 2371&ga=87"
source_hash: "7d76207c0d2a5598d21fd72c84da7ab4a6b2789ff9f6f8674f0bf42c9aa98bb1"
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 2371 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act exempting the state and municipalities from liability for claims involving honeybees on public property. (Formerly HSB 661.) 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/HF2371.html)
2. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF2371.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–1** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-15** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2018-03-06** Passed House, ayes 96 nays none. `passage`
- **2018-03-07** Explanation of vote.
- **2018-03-06** Immediate message.
- **2018-03-06** Message from House.
- **2018-03-06** Read first time, referred to Local Government. `reading-1`
- **2018-03-07** Subcommittee: Lofgren, Allen, and Guth.
- **2018-03-13** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2018-03-22** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2018-04-11** Passed Senate, ayes 47, nays 1. `passage`
- **2018-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2018-04-11** Message from Senate.
- **2018-04-16** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2018-04-16** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-04-17** 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/2bd3a156-17a8-4f54-92fb-bf82f1edd6b6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).