---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to the use of a straight wall cartridge rifle to hunt deer and including penalties. (Formerly HF 210.) Effective 7-1-17."
description: "A bill for an act relating to the use of a straight wall cartridge rifle to hunt deer and including penalties. (Formerly HF 210.) Effective 7-1-17."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "HF 475"
citation: "Iowa HF 475 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["deer", "firearms", "hunting", "natural resource commission", "scheduled violations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-02-28"
last_action: "2017-04-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1d26dfd-35fa-4fd0-a1bd-b747be654218"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 475&ga=87"
source_hash: "5c9059801791ec911c41fd34fbce94cf52409df744e92c8418a6cd00b5b7e8d4"
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 475 (2017-2018) — A bill for an act relating to the use of a straight wall cartridge rifle to hunt deer and including penalties. (Formerly HF 210.) 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/HF475.html)
2. **Amendment H-1113** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/H1113.pdf)
3. **Amendment S-3273** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/87/S3273.pdf)
4. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/87/attachments/HF475.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/87/attachments/HF475.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **49–0** (pass) · upper
- Shall the bill pass? — **96–0** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment S-3273 be adopted? — **16–33** (fail) · upper

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-28** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2017-03-01** Amendment H-1113 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-03-13** Amendment H-1113 adopted. `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-13** Passed House, ayes 96, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-03-13** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-03-13** Immediate message.
- **2017-03-14** Message from House.
- **2017-03-14** Read first time, referred to Natural Resources and Environment. `reading-1`
- **2017-03-16** Subcommittee: Rozenboom, Greene, and Kinney.
- **2017-03-21** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2017-04-03** Amendment S-3273 filed, lost. `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-04-03** Passed Senate, ayes 49, nays 0. `passage`
- **2017-04-03** Explanation of vote.
- **2017-04-03** Immediate message.
- **2017-04-03** Message from Senate.
- **2017-04-11** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President.
- **2017-04-11** Sent to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-04-13** 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/d1d26dfd-35fa-4fd0-a1bd-b747be654218`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).