---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act classifying Palmer amaranth as a primary noxious weed and an invasive plant and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 175.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act classifying Palmer amaranth as a primary noxious weed and an invasive plant and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 175.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 410"
citation: "Iowa HF 410 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["plants (vegetation)", "seeds", "weeds"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 24
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-22"
last_action: "2017-04-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/909d3934-6188-4b1b-9def-349d56c7d08a"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 410&ga=87"
source_hash: "9ee0934f93cb964ae8a9c34aa6eea60f962d04bcbe9432f9e8757727df9700a8"
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 410 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act classifying Palmer amaranth as a primary noxious weed and an invasive plant and making penalties applicable. (Formerly HF 175.) 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/HF410.html)
2. **Amendment H-1240** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1240.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1307** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1307.pdf)
4. **Amendment S-3277** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3277.pdf)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF410.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **95–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **98–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **50–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-22** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-27** Amendment H-1240 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-28** Amendment H-1240 withdrawn.
- **2017-03-28** Passed House, ayes 95, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-28** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-30** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-28** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-29** Message from House.
- **2017-03-29** Read first time, referred to Agriculture. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-29** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-04** Amendment S-3277 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-05** Amendment S-3277 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-05** Passed Senate, ayes 50, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-05** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-05** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-05** Senate amendment H-1307 filed.
- **2017-04-11** House concurred in Senate amendment H-1307.
- **2017-04-11** Passed House, ayes 98, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-11** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-11** Message from House.
- **2017-04-18** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-18** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-21** 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/909d3934-6188-4b1b-9def-349d56c7d08a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).